n. The fact or act of producing an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
n. Something resulting from the act of instantiating; an instance.
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n. a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it
Word Usage
"It can be argued, however, that this is simply an illusion, because the notion of instantiation in fact makes no sense except in relation to what is instantiated (a property) and what it is instantiated in (an individual)."