Demonstration - Definition

n 1: a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight
or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the
customer a demonstration" [syn: presentation,
presentment, demonstration]
2: a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the
enemy with feints and demonstrations"
3: a public display of group feelings (usually of a political
nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war"
[syn: demonstration, manifestation]
4: proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition
proving an asserted conclusion [syn: demonstration,
monstrance]
5: 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" [syn: demonstration, demo]