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Amalgamation, meaning to combine or unite into one form, has several uses:- In chemistry, amalgamation is the blending of two elements, and usually an amalgam is a metallic alloy with the element mercury, often used in tooth fillings. (See also: metallurgy.) The use of amalgum is subject to some controversy, due to suspicions that poisonous mercury or mercury vapor could leak into the mouth.
- In music, amalgamation is the synthesis of sound events into an inter- parametric unit where parameters act together.
- In business, amalgamation is an older synonym for what is now called consolidation , the result of mergers of companies.
- In politicsPolitics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings. Although it is generally applied to governments, politics is also observed in all human group interactions including corporate, academic, and religious. Political science is, it similarly refers to the joining of two or more political units, such as citiesA city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. City can also be a synonym for " downtown. Introduction A city usually consists of residential, industrial and business areas, into one.
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