WIKTIONARY - Yabla

demonstration

Noun

∙ The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
∙ An event at which something will be demonstrated.
∙ A public display of group opinion.
∙ A show of military force.
∙ A mathematical proof.

BABYLON ENGLISH
demonstration n.
exhibition, showing, explanation; display of public opinion (through a protest march, meeting, etc.); emotional display

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
demonstration
demonstration
\dem`on*stra"tion\ (?), n. [l. demonstratio: cf. f. démonstration.]
1. the act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason. those intervening ideas which serve to show the agreement of any two others are called "proofs;" and where agreement or disagreement is by this means plainly and clearly perceived, it is called demonstration.
2. an expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a manifestation; a show. did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief? loyal demonstrations toward the prince.
3. (anat.) the exhibition and explanation of a dissection or other anatomical preparation.
4. (mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement indicating an attack.
5. (logic) the act of proving by the syllogistic process, or the proof itself.
6. (math.) a course of reasoning showing that a certain result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; -- these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously established propositions.
similar words(3)

ostensive demonstration
indirect demonstration
lecture demonstration

WORDNET 2.0
demonstration
Noun
1. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"
(synonym) presentation, presentment
(hypernym) show
(hyponym) exhibition
(derivation) show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
2. a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"
(hypernym) show
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
3. a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war"
(synonym) manifestation
(hypernym) protest, objection, dissent
(hyponym) Boston Tea Party
(derivation) demonstrate, march
(classification) politics, political science, government
4. proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
(synonym) monstrance
(hypernym) proof
5. a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response"
(synonym) demo
(hypernym) visual communication
(hyponym) display, show
(derivation) show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Demonstration
Demonstration may refer to:Demonstration (acting), part of the Brechtian approach to actingDemonstration (military), an attack or show of force on a front where a decision is not soughtDemonstration (proof), a conclusive mathematical proofDemonstration (protest), a political rally or protestDemonstration (teaching), a method of teaching by example rather than simple explanationDemonstration Hall, a building on the Michigan State University campusProduct demonstration, a sales or marketing presentation such as a:Technology demonstration, an incomplete version of product to showcase idea, performance, method or features of the productScientific demonstration, a scientific experiment to illustrate principlesWolfram Demonstrations Project, a repository of computer based educational demonstrations
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

demonstration

Noun

∙ The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
∙ An event at which something will be demonstrated.
∙ A public display of group opinion.
∙ A show of military force.
∙ A mathematical proof.

BABYLON ENGLISH
demonstration n.
exhibition, showing, explanation; display of public opinion (through a protest march, meeting, etc.); emotional display

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
demonstration
demonstration
\dem`on*stra"tion\ (?), n. [l. demonstratio: cf. f. démonstration.]
1. the act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason. those intervening ideas which serve to show the agreement of any two others are called "proofs;" and where agreement or disagreement is by this means plainly and clearly perceived, it is called demonstration.
2. an expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a manifestation; a show. did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief? loyal demonstrations toward the prince.
3. (anat.) the exhibition and explanation of a dissection or other anatomical preparation.
4. (mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement indicating an attack.
5. (logic) the act of proving by the syllogistic process, or the proof itself.
6. (math.) a course of reasoning showing that a certain result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; -- these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously established propositions.
similar words(3)

ostensive demonstration
indirect demonstration
lecture demonstration

WORDNET 2.0
demonstration
Noun
1. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"
(synonym) presentation, presentment
(hypernym) show
(hyponym) exhibition
(derivation) show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
2. a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"
(hypernym) show
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
3. a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war"
(synonym) manifestation
(hypernym) protest, objection, dissent
(hyponym) Boston Tea Party
(derivation) demonstrate, march
(classification) politics, political science, government
4. proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
(synonym) monstrance
(hypernym) proof
5. a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response"
(synonym) demo
(hypernym) visual communication
(hyponym) display, show
(derivation) show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Demonstration
Demonstration may refer to:Demonstration (acting), part of the Brechtian approach to actingDemonstration (military), an attack or show of force on a front where a decision is not soughtDemonstration (proof), a conclusive mathematical proofDemonstration (protest), a political rally or protestDemonstration (teaching), a method of teaching by example rather than simple explanationDemonstration Hall, a building on the Michigan State University campusProduct demonstration, a sales or marketing presentation such as a:Technology demonstration, an incomplete version of product to showcase idea, performance, method or features of the productScientific demonstration, a scientific experiment to illustrate principlesWolfram Demonstrations Project, a repository of computer based educational demonstrations
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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