-ˌvijəˈwāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin individuation-, individuatio, from individuatus (past participle of individuare ) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
: the act or process of individuating or the state of being individuated: as
a.
(1) : the development of the individual from the universal or the determination of the individual in the general
in scholastic philosophy the principle of individuation was variously held to be matter, form, and particularity of the subject in time and space
(2) : the process by which individuals in society become differentiated from one another, come to occupy different statuses and roles, and tend to lose group or class identity
(3) : regional differentiation along a primary embryonic axis : field formation — contrasted with evocation ; compare inductor
b. : existence as a person or individual : individuality