Example and Presentation

noun

• An item of information that is typical of a class or group.
  • usage: "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
  • synonyms: illustration, instance, representative
• A representative form or pattern.
  • usage: "I profited from his example"
  • synonyms: model
• Something to be imitated.
  • usage: "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
  • synonyms: exemplar, model, good example
• Punishment intended as a warning to others.
  • usage: "they decided to make an example of him"
  • synonyms: deterrent example, lesson, object lesson
• An occurrence of something.
  • usage: "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
  • synonyms: case, instance
• A task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding.
  • usage: "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook"
  • synonyms: exercise

• (n.) That which is to be avoided; one selected for punishment and to serve as a warning; a warning.
• (v.t.) To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) That which resembles or corresponds with something else; a precedent; a model.
• (n.) One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen.
• (n.) That which is to be followed or imitated as a model; a pattern or copy.

noun

• The activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward. )
  • usage: "she gave the trophy but he made the presentation"
• A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view.
  • usage: "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"
  • synonyms: presentment, demonstration
• The act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it.
  • usage: "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance"
• The act of presenting a proposal.
• A visual representation of something.
  • synonyms: display
• Formally making a person known to another or to the public.
  • synonyms: introduction, intro
• Obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal. (
  • usage: "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations"

• (n.) The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of presenting a clergyman.
• (n.) exhibition; representation; display; appearance; semblance; show.
• (n.) That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, as, the picture was a presentation.
• (n.) The particular position of the child during labor relatively to the passage though which it is to be brought forth; -- specifically designated by the part which first appears at the mouth of the uterus; as, a breech presentation.
• (n.) The act of presenting or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.