Controlling vs. Coordination — What's the Difference?

To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct

The act of coordinating.

To adjust to a requirement; regulate

The state of being coordinate; harmonious adjustment or interaction.

To hold in restraint; check

(Physiology) Harmonious functioning of muscles or groups of muscles in the execution of movements.

To reduce or prevent the spread of

(Grammar) The linking of two syntactically equal units, as by a coordinate conjunction.

To verify or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard.

The act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.

To verify (a financial account, for example) by using a duplicate register for comparison.

The resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization.

Authority or ability to manage or direct

The ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully.

One that controls; a controlling agent, device, or organization.

(possibly archaic) the state of being equal in rank or power.

An instrument.

(grammar) An equal joining together of two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and, or, or but.

Controls A set of such instruments.

(chemistry) The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound.

A restraining device, measure, or limit; a curb

The act of coördinating; the act of putting in the same order, class, rank, dignity, etc.; as, the coördination 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 coördination of functions.

A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of a scientific experiment.

The state of being coördinate, or of equal rank, dignity, power, etc.

An individual or group used as a standard of comparison in a scientific experiment, as a group of subjects given an inactive substance in an experiment testing a new drug administered to another group of subjects.

The skillful and effective interaction of movements

An intelligence agent who supervises or instructs another agent.

The regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation

A spirit presumed to speak or act through a medium.

The grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form

Exerting control over a person or thing.

Present participle of control

The act of exerting control.

Able to control or determine policy;