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"

  synonyms : presentation , presentment

• (noun) a show of military force or preparedness

  "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"

• (noun) a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)

  "there were violent demonstrations against the war"

  synonyms : manifestation

• (noun) proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion

  synonyms : monstrance

• (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"

  synonyms : demo

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