Definition: Unification
From New World Encyclopedia
Etymology
Either from unify from Middle French unifier, from Late Latin unificare + -ification, or from French unification
Noun
unification (countable and uncountable, plural unifications)
- The act of unifying.
- The state of being unified.
- (mathematical logic) (computer science) Given two terms, their join with respect to a specialization order.
Derived terms
- grand unification theory
- reunification
- Unificationism
- unificationist
- unificatory
- unificatory
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