Demonstration

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

II. Demonstration ·noun An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a manifestation; a show.

III. Demonstration ·noun The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or other anatomical preparation.

IV. Demonstration ·noun (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement indicating an Attack.

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

VI. Demonstration ·noun 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.