exemplification.

The illustration of a principle or claim through examples.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• exemplification of a rule
• clear exemplification

On the page

Exemplification of the rule made its intended scope easier to understand.

The examples provided exemplification rather than an exhaustive test.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: explicit explanation, scope and categorization, proof and interpretation, philosophical foundations. Disciplines: academic writing, formal reasoning, philosophy. Commonness: moderately common.