instantiation

British  

/ ɪnˌstænʃɪˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of instantiating

2. the representation of (an abstraction) by a concrete example

3. logic

   1. the process of deriving an individual statement from a general one by replacing the variable with a name or other referring expression

   2. the valid inference of an instance from a universally quantified statement, as David is rational from all men are rational

   3. a statement so derived

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Example Sentences

For Lovell and Drucker, “The Stroll” is an instantiation of their own interest in making queer and, specifically, trans histories visible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

Her emergence in this very moment is the instantiation of our ability to press on.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2021

You go on to say that this study examines the ways evangelical translation teams seek to accomplish both agendas simultaneously — the transitivity and intransitivity agendas — creating a "materialized instantiation of engaged orthodoxy."

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2021

His take on the golden-age murder mystery is, unsurprisingly, close to its instantiation in the board game Clue, with its floor plan of a country mansion and various combinations of rooms, weapons, victims, and murderers.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 16, 2019

The process is the working instantiation of the program kept in memory by Linux.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John