Individuation - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Individuation :  (noun)
1: discriminating the individual from the generic group or species [syn: individualization, individualisation]
2: the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" [syn: individuality, individualism] [ant: commonality]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Individuation : \In`di*vid`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. individuation.] The act of individuating or state of being individuated; individualization. --H. Spencer.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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