The Chief Problems for which solutions were sought in the following experimental study were: (1) Those of associability in general, its characteristics, and the rapidity of learning; (2) of discrimination, including the parts played in associative processes by the different senses, and the delicacy of discrimination in each; (3) of the modifiability of associational reactions and general adaptation in the frog, and (4) of the permanency of associations. ❋ Various (1889)
These four faculties of the sensorium during their inactive state are termed irritability, sensibility, voluntarity, and associability; in their active state they are termed as above irritation, sensation, volition, association. ❋ Unknown (1803)
If after this hot fit of fever all the parts, which had acquired too great irritability, or associability, regain their natural degree of it; the disease is removed, and health restored. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
From whence it appears that the propensity to action, whether it be called irritability, sensibility, voluntarity, or associability, is only another mode of expression for the quantity of sensorial power residing in the organ to be excited. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
If the exhaustion of sensorial power during the hot fit of fever only reduces the quantity of irritability and associability to its natural standard, the fever is cured, not being liable to return. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
The heart and arteries acquire a greater strength of pulsation, and continue the frequency of it, owing to the accumulation of the sensorial power of association during their previous torpor, and their consequent greater associability; which is now also more strongly excited by the increased actions of the capillaries. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
In which latter situation the accumulation of the sensorial power of irritation increases by its superabundance the associability of the fibres of the stomach, so as to overbalance the defect of the excitement of their association. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
In that case the link in catenation, that is, the first of the associate train, is rendered torpid by defect of excitement of its usual quantity of the sensorial power of association, and from there being no accumulation of the sensorial power of irritation to increase its associability, and thus to contribute to actuate it by overbalancing the defect of the excitement of its association. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
These four faculties of the sensorium during their inactive state are termed irritability, sensibility, voluntarily, and associability; in their active state they are termed as above irritation, sensation, volition, association. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
The continued fevers with strong pulse terminate by the reduction or exhaustion of the sensorial power by violent action of the whole system; which is followed either by return of health with the natural quantity of irritability, and of associability, or by a total destruction of them both, and consequent death. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
This accumulation nevertheless is not so great as to renew their own activity under this defect of stimulus, but yet is in sufficient abundance to increase the associability of the next link of catenation, that is, to actuate the capillaries of the skin with great and perpetual increase of energy. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
Because the associability of the capillaries is so much increased by the accumulation of this power, owing to the lessened activity of the heart and arteries, as to over-balance the lessened excitement of it by the weaker movements of the heart and arteries. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
This torpor of the general system remains, till the accumulation of the sensorial power of association has increased the associability so much as to overbalance the defect of the excitement of association; then the torpor ceases, and if the first affected part has recovered its activity the other parts are all thrown into excess of action by their increased associability, and the hot fit of fever is produced. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
This sensorial power of association therefore becomes accumulated, and by its superabundance contributes to actuate the link next in association, which has thus acquired so great a degree of associability, as to overbalance the less quantity of the excitement of it by the torpid action of the previous or first associate link. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
These four faculties of the sensorium during their inactive state are termed irritability, sensibility, voluntarity, and associability; in their active state they are termed as above, irritation, sensation, volition, association. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
Where this fever is continued, though with some remissions and exacerbations, the excessive action is at length so much lessened by expenditure of sensorial power, as to gradually terminate in health; or it becomes totally exhausted, and death succeeds the destruction of the irritability and associability of the system. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
And then the stomach is thrown into stronger action, both by the greater excitement of its natural quantity of the sensorial power of association by the increased actions of the capillaries, and also by some increase of associability, as it had been previously a long time in a state of torpor, or less activity than natural, as evinced by its perpetual sickness. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
This last kind of fever recurs less frequently than the other, as it is a disease only of those of the temperament of associability, as mentioned in Sect. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
Hence the exertion of the voluntary power in its natural degree diminishes the increased sensibility, and irritability, and probably the increased associability, which occurs during sleep; and thus reduces the frequency of the pulse in the feverish sleep after a full meal. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
Hence if all the parts, which were previously torpid, regain their due degree of irritability, or of associability, the disease is removed, and health restored. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)
"Is [Tom] your friend?"
"[Oh no], he's an associate we only see each other at [parties]." ❋ Cliffordd (2014)
I can't believe that the largest company in the world still calls their $7 slaves "[associates]"... like they have [something to do] with [the company's] management... ❋ El_realisator (2007)
I don't want a [relationship] right now, I just [want to fuck] with my [associates]. ❋ The Gr8 One (2008)
"Who set fire to that [effigy] of Sean [Gregan] at Preston on the terraces?"
"That'll be the Associates again".
Greeeeeeeeeeeeeegan You fucking [cuntbag]! ❋ Fin (2004)
If an Irish man does something like stealing cars for an [Italian mob], [the Irishman] is considered an [associate] ❋ Stevie600 (2009)
That [buttplug] has the [title] "associate, comercial [operations]". ❋ Gordon D (2007)
She [said] they were just [associates] but we all [knew]. ❋ Ab21 (2015)
When our association moves from me to we, [mutual] [prosperity] and partnerships become [priceless]. ❋ BetterResponse (2018)
[Did you] [manage] to get an associate? ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2011)
those associates had no muhfuckin [titties], [yo]. ❋ Betchpleez (2011)
