Noun

The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes

* {{quote-book

, passage=...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame... , page=17 , title=An Account of the Growth of Deism in England , author=William Stephens , year=1696}}

* 1772 , , [http://books.google.com/books?id=twVuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA394]:

Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation !

* 1821 October 12, , [http://books.google.com/books?id=5q4XBa5jsy8C&pg=PA7]:

America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.

An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way

* {{quote-news, year=1936, date=March, work=The Southern Lumberman citation

, passage=With the quick moderation of the weather some buying has appeared that had been held up because of the extremely cold weather

The process of moderating a discussion

The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.

Noun

(en-noun)

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

* 1919: Robert W. Chambers, In Secret

Then there's the State Service and the police and several other services. And there is no proper co-ordination , no single head for all these agencies.

the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization

* 1900: Irving Bacheller, Eben Holden, A Tale of the North Country

We stood dodging each other a moment with that unfortunate co-ordination of purpose men sometimes encounter when passing each other.

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

I'm terrible at sports -- I have no coordination .

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

* c. 1833: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge

There are two possible modes of unity in a State; one by absolute coordination of each to all, and of all to each; the other by subordination of classes and offices.

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

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