Instantiation
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Instantiation or instance may refer to:
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Philosophy
- A modern concept similar to participation in classical Platonism; see the Theory of Forms
- The instantiation principle, the idea that in order for a property to exist, it must be had by some object or substance
- Universal instantiation
- Existential fallacy, also called existential instantiation
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Other
- Instance dungeon, a feature of many online videogames
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Etymology
From Middle French instance, from Latin instantia (“a being near, presence, also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from instans (“urgent”); see instant.
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