Associations to the word «Demonstration»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

DEMONSTRATION, noun. A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration".
DEMONSTRATION, noun. A show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations".
DEMONSTRATION, noun. A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war".
DEMONSTRATION, noun. Proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion.
DEMONSTRATION, noun. 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".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.