Definition of Instantiation

1. Noun. A representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it. "How many instantiations were found?"


Definition of Instantiation

1. Noun. The fact or act of producing an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc. ¹

2. Noun. Something resulting from the act of instantiating; an instance. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Instantiation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Instantiation

instantaneity
instantaneous
instantaneous electrical axis
instantaneous rate
instantaneous sound pressure
instantaneous vector
instantaneous velocity
instantaneously
instantaneousness
instanter
instantiable
instantiate
instantiated
instantiates
instantiating
instantiation (current term)
instantiations
instantlie
instantly
instantness
instantnesses
instanton
instantonic
instantons
instants
instarred
instarring
instars
instate

Literary usage of Instantiation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. National Information Systems Security '95 (18th) Proceedings: Making by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The /-instantiation contains only the data explicitly written at level /. In a multilevel ODBMS, object identity remains unique, but the OID may be ..."

2. Eternal Possibilities: A Neutral Ground for Meaning and Existence by David Weissman (1977)
"Where it is space alone that provides for instantiation, ... In that event our account of instantiation will be deficient in ways just counter to those ..."

3. A Pragmatic Legal Expert System by James Popple (1996)
"SHYSTER treats each instantiation as if it were a new instant case, and determines the nearest cases and nearest results. Because there are only two known ..."

4. First Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-1): Proceedings by D. K. Harman (1993)
"whereas the need for an instantiation of a concept id indicated by phrases like "Identification of the company must be included". While CG theory provides a ..."

5. Partial Evaluation and Automatic Program Generation by Neil D. Jones, Carsten K. Gomard, Peter Sestoft (1993)
"Intuitively, unfolding is correct since it follows execution as described in the rewriting rules, and definition and instantiation cannot go wrong. ..."

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