Coordination \Co*["o]r`di*na"tion\, n.
1. The act of co["o]rdinating; the act of putting in the same
order, class, rank, dignity, etc.; as, the co["o]rdination
of the executive, the legislative, and the judicial
authority in forming a government; the act of regulating
and combining so as to produce harmonious results;
harmonious adjustment; as, a co["o]rdination of functions.
``Co["o]rdination of muscular movement by the
cerebellum.'' --Carpenter.
2. The state of being co["o]rdinate, or of equal rank,
dignity, power, etc.
In this high court of parliament, there is a rare
co["o]rdination of power. --Howell.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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