individuation
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- discriminating the individual from the generic group or speciesSynonyms: individualizationindividualisation
- the quality of being individual“so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality”Synonyms: individualityindividualism
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Individuation \In`di*vid`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. individuation.] The act of individuating or state of being individuated; individualization. --H. Spencer. [1913 Webster]