Demonstration vs. Example

Demonstrationnoun

The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.

Demonstrationnoun

An event at which something will be demonstrated.

Demonstrationnoun

Expression of one's feelings by outward signs.

Demonstrationnoun

A public display of group opinion, such as a protest march.

Demonstrationnoun

A show of military force.

Demonstrationnoun

A mathematical proof.

Demonstrationnoun

The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.

Demonstrationnoun

An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a manifestation; a show. See also sense 7 for a more specific related meaning.

Demonstrationnoun

The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or other anatomical preparation.

Demonstrationnoun

Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement indicating an attack.

Demonstrationnoun

The act of proving by the syllogistic process, or the proof itself.

Demonstrationnoun

A course of reasoning showing that a certain result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; - these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously established propositions.

Demonstrationnoun

a public gathering of people to express some sentiment or feelings by explicit means, such as picketing, parading, carrying signs or shouting, usually in favor of or opposed to some action of government or of a business.

Demonstrationnoun

the act of showing how a certain device, machine or product operates, or how a procedure is performed; - usually done for the purpose of inducing prospective customers to buy a product; as, a demonstration of the simple operation of a microwave oven.

Demonstrationnoun

a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view;

Demonstrationnoun

a show of military force or preparedness;

Demonstrationnoun

a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature);

Demonstrationnoun

proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion

Demonstrationnoun

a visual presentation showing how something works;

Examplenoun

Something that is representative of all such things in a group.

Examplenoun

Something that serves to illustrate or explain a rule.

Examplenoun

Something that serves as a pattern of behaviour to be imitated (a good example) or not to be imitated (a bad example).

Examplenoun

A person punished as a warning to others.

Examplenoun

A parallel or closely similar case, especially when serving as a precedent or model.

Examplenoun

An instance (as a problem to be solved) serving to illustrate the rule or precept or to act as an exercise in the application of the rule.

Exampleverb

To be illustrated or exemplified (by).

Examplenoun

One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen.

Examplenoun

That which is to be followed or imitated as a model; a pattern or copy.

Examplenoun

That which resembles or corresponds with something else; a precedent; a model.

Examplenoun

That which is to be avoided; one selected for punishment and to serve as a warning; a warning.

Examplenoun

An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exercise in the application of the rules of any study or branch of science; as, in trigonometry and grammar, the principles and rules are illustrated by examples.

Exampleverb

To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance.

Examplenoun

an item of information that is representative of a type;

Examplenoun

a representative form or pattern;

Examplenoun

something to be imitated;

Examplenoun

punishment intended as a warning to others;

Examplenoun

an occurrence of something;

Examplenoun

a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding;

Examplenoun

a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule

Examplenoun

a written problem or exercise designed to illustrate a rule

Examplenoun

a person or thing regarded in terms of their fitness to be imitated

Exampleverb

be illustrated or exemplified