See also Demonstration, and démonstration

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English

Etymology

From Latin demonstrationem (from verb demonstrare, "show" or "explain", from prefix de-, "of" or "concerning", + verb monstrare, "show").

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular demonstration

Plural demonstrations

demonstration (plural demonstrations)

  1. The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
  2. An event at which something will be demonstrated.
    I have to give a demonstration to the class tomorrow, and I'm ill-prepared.
  3. A public display of group opinion.
  4. A show of military force.
  5. A mathematical proof.
    • a. 1697, John Aubrey, Brief Lives, s.v. Thomas Hobbes:
      He read the proposition. […] So he reads the demonstration of it, which referred him back to such a proposition,; which proposition he read.

Related terms

Danish

Noun

demonstration c. (singular definite demonstrationen, plural indefinite demonstrationer)

  1. demonstration

Inflection

Inflection of demonstration
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative demonstration demonstrationen demonstrationer demonstrationerne
genitive demonstrations demonstrationens demonstrationers demonstrationernes

 

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