coordination

noun

Etymology: From Middle French coordination, from Late Latin coōrdinātiōnem (accusative of coōrdinātiō), from con- + ōrdinātiō. Morphologically coordinate + -ion.

1. The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.

   “Then there's the State Service and the police and several other services. And there is no proper co-ordination, no single head for all these agencies.”

2. The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.

   “We stood dodging each other a moment with that unfortunate co-ordination of purpose men sometimes encounter when passing each other.”

3. The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully.

   “I’m terrible at sports; I have no coordination.”

4. The state of being equal in rank or power.

   “There are two possible modes of unity in a State; one by absolute co-ordination of each to all, and of all to each; the other by subordination of classes and offices.”

5. An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but.

   “There’s a wealth of other complex facts about coordination that could be explored […] coordinations with but are limited to two coordinates […]; yet coordinations with and or with or can have any number of coordinates, with the coordinator preceding just the last one […] or repeated before all except the first […]”

6. The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound.