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Amalgamation is the process of combining or uniting multiple entities into one form.

Amalgamation, amalgam, and other derivatives may refer to:

Mathematics and science

Amalgam (chemistry), the combination of mercury with another metal
- Pan amalgamation, another extraction method with additional compound
- Patio process, the use of mercury amalgamation to extract silver
Amalgamation (geology), the creation of a stable continent or craton by the union of two terranes; see Tectonic evolution of the Barberton greenstone belt
Amalgamation paradox in probability and statistics, also known as Simpson's paradox
Amalgamation property in model theory
Free product with amalgamation, in mathematics, especially group theory, an important construction

Arts, entertainment, and media

Amalgamated Broadcasting System, a short-lived American radio network during the 1930s
Amalgamation (fiction), the concept of creating an element in a work of fiction by combining existing things
Amalgamation, a 1994 EP by the band Pop Will Eat Itself
Amalgamation, the debut studio album by the band Trapt

Other uses

Amalgamated (1917 automobile), car manufactured by the Amalgamated Machinery Corp.
Amalgamated (organization name)
Amalgamation (business), the merge or consolidation of companies
Amalgamation (land), the formal combination of adjoining plots; in some jurisdictions distinct from a merger
Amalgamation (names), the strategy of naming something after a combination of existing names
Amalgamation (race), a now largely archaic term for the merger of people of different ethnicities and "races"
Amalgamation, another name for a trade union, chiefly used in the UK
Amalgamation, in C (programming language) (C) and C++ programming, merging all the source codes of a library into a single header file
Conflation, also known as "idiom amalgamation", the combination of two expressions
Merger (politics), consolidation or amalgamation, in geopolitics, joining two or more political or administrative entities, such as municipalities, cities, towns, counties, districts etc. into a single entity

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+'''Amalgamation''' is the process of combining or uniting multiple entities into one form.<!-- The word originates from the Greek word "αμάλγαμα", which derives from ἅμα + γαμέω/γαμῶ. -->
-Amalgamation in design for manufacturing
-In general, '''amalgamation''' is the process of combining or uniting multiple entities into one form.
-Amalgamate and its derivatives may refer to:
+'''Amalgamation''', '''amalgam''', and other derivatives may refer to:
+{{tocright}}
+==Mathematics and science==
+* [[Amalgam (chemistry)]], the combination of mercury with another metal
+**[[Pan amalgamation]], another extraction method with additional compound
+**[[Patio process]], the use of mercury amalgamation to extract silver
+* [[Amalgamation (geology)]], the creation of a stable continent or craton by the union of two terranes; see [[Tectonic evolution of the Barberton greenstone belt#Accretion|Tectonic evolution of the Barberton greenstone belt]]
+* [[Amalgamation paradox]] in probability and statistics, also known as Simpson's paradox
+* [[Amalgamation property]] in model theory
+* [[Free product with amalgamation]], in mathematics, especially group theory, an important construction
+==Arts, entertainment, and media==
-*Metals and science
+* [[Amalgamated Broadcasting System]], a short-lived American radio network during the 1930s
-** In mining, amalgamation was historically used in the [[patio process]] and [[pan amalgamation]] to recover precious metals from ore by combining them with mercury.
-*** Amalgamation combines mercury and another element to create [[amalgam (chemistry)]], used in dentistry, chemistry, and mining
-** In geology, the creation of a stable continent or [[craton]] by the union of two continents, blocks or [[terrane]]s
-* [[Amalgamation (business)]], the merge or consolidation of companies
-** Amalgamation, another name for a [[trade union]], chiefly used in the United Kingdom
-* [[Merger (politics)]], in geopolitics, the joining of two or more administrative units
-* [[Amalgamation (names)]], the strategy of naming something after a combination of existing names
 * [[Amalgamation (fiction)]], the concept of creating an element in a work of fiction by combining existing things
-* [[Amalgamation (race)]], a now largely archaic term for the interbreeding of people of different ethnicities and races
+* ''Amalgamation'', a 1994 EP by the band [[Pop Will Eat Itself]]
+* ''Amalgamation'', the debut studio album by the band [[Trapt]]
-* [[Amalgamation (military unit)]], the consolidation of military units, usually traditional regiments, into a new unit carrying the lineage, history, traditions, and identity of both
-* ''Amalgamation'', an EP released by the band [[Pop Will Eat Itself]] in 1994
+==Other uses==
-* [[Free product with amalgamation]], in mathematics, especially group theory, an important construction
 * [[Amalgamated (1917 automobile)]], car manufactured by the Amalgamated Machinery Corp.
 * [[Amalgamated (organization name)]]
+* [[Amalgamation (business)]], the merge or consolidation of companies
-* [[Amalgamated Broadcasting System]], a short-lived American radio network during the 1930s
+* [[Amalgamation (land)]], the formal combination of adjoining plots; in some jurisdictions distinct from a merger
+* [[Amalgamation (names)]], the strategy of naming something after a combination of existing names
+* [[Amalgamation (race)]], a now largely archaic term for the merger of people of different ethnicities and "races"
+* Amalgamation, another name for a [[trade union]], chiefly used in the UK
+* Amalgamation, in [[C (programming language)]] (C) and C++ programming, merging all the source codes of a library into a single header file
 * [[Conflation]], also known as "idiom amalgamation", the combination of two expressions
+* [[Merger (politics)]], consolidation or amalgamation, in geopolitics, joining two or more political or administrative entities, such as municipalities, cities, towns, counties, districts etc. into a single entity
+==See also==
+* [[Amalgam (disambiguation)]]
-{{disambig}}
+{{disambiguation}}