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Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
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Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry
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Voluntary association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose, usually as volunteers
Association in various fields of study
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Association (archaeology)
This page is a glossary of archaeology, the study of the human past from material remains.
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, the close relationship between objects or contexts.
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Association (astronomy), combined or co-added group of astronomical exposures
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Association (chemistry)
Dissociation in chemistry is a general process in which molecules (or ionic compounds such as salts, or complexes) separate or split into other things such as atoms, ions, or radicals, usually in a reversible manner. For instance, when an acid ...
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Association (ecology), a type of ecological community
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Genetic association
Genetic association is when one or more genotypes within a population co-occur with a phenotypic trait more often than would be expected by chance occurrence.
Studies of genetic association aim to test whether single-locus alleles or genotype fre ...
, when one or more genotypes within a population co-occur
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Association (object-oriented programming) In object-oriented programming, association defines a relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf. This relationship is structural, because it specifies that objects of ...
, defines a relationship between classes of objects
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Association (psychology), a connection between two or more concepts in the mind or imagination
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