Usa association para una entidad con nombre, como un grupo profesional, vecinal, comercial o deportivo.
Usa association para una entidad con nombre, como un grupo profesional, vecinal, comercial o deportivo.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| Association elected a new chair. | The association elected a new chair. |
| Several association objected. | Several associations objected. |
| She joined in a professional association. | She joined a professional association. |
Usa association para un vínculo creado por contacto, colaboración, reputación o historia compartida.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The museum worked in association of the university. | The museum worked in association with the university. |
| His association to the campaign lasted ten years. | His association with the campaign lasted ten years. |
| They association with several charities. | They associate with several charities. |
Usa association cuando un olor, palabra, lugar o hecho evoca otra idea o recuerdo.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| I have a strong association to that song. | I have a strong association with that song. |
| The child made an association of the bell and food. | The child made an association between the bell and food. |
| The smell gave me many association. | The smell gave me many associations. |
Usa association en investigación, estadística, minería de datos y modelado para un vínculo medible o representable, no como sinónimo automático de causa.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| The study found an association, so stress caused the illness. | The study found an association, but it did not prove that stress caused the illness. |
| There is an association of the two variables. | There is an association between the two variables. |
| The UML class has an association to Customer and Order. | The UML diagram shows an association between Customer and Order. |
Usa association para entidades a las que se pertenece, vínculos de participación o reputación, ideas que evocan otras ideas y relaciones técnicas que no prueban necesariamente una causa.
Association se confunde con associate, se combina con una preposición incorrecta o se trata como prueba de causa cuando solo nombra un vínculo medido.
Del latín medieval associatio, a partir del latín associare, que significa unir o juntar, formado con ad-, hacia, y socius, compañero o aliado. En inglés se usa desde el siglo XVI para la unión, luego para grupos y vínculos mentales.