reification

ˌreɪɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of reification - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

philosophy

TECH.

considering an abstract thing as if it were concrete

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The theory involves the reification of social constructs.

embodiment

materialization

objectification

technology

TECH.

making a computable object from a non-computable one

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Reification is used to create concrete classes in software.

embodiment

materialization

realization

linguistics

TECH.

transforming statements into quantifiable variables

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Linguists study the reification of language actions.

embodiment

materialization

objectification

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Origin of reification

Latin, res (thing) + facere (to make)

Examples of reification in a sentence

Critics argue that reification limits philosophical discussions.
The reification process improved the software's efficiency.
In AI, reification helps in data structuring.
The reification of abstract ideas aids in analysis.
Reification helps in structuring complex linguistic theories.

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French:réification, ...
German:Reifikation, Vergegenständlichung, ...
Italian:reificazione, ...
Spanish:reificación, concretización, ...
Portuguese:reificação, materialização, ...
Chinese:物化, 具体化, ...
Japanese:具象化, ...
Arabic:تَجْسِيد, تَمْثِيل, ...
Hebrew:חִפְצוּן, הַחְפָּצָה, ...
Russian:реификация, материализация, ...
Ukrainian:реїфікація, ...
Hindi:वस्तुकरण, रीफिकेशन, ...
Bengali:বস্তুতীকরণ, রিইফিকেশন, ...
Catalan:reificació, ...
Czech:reifikace, zpředmětnění jazykových výpovědí do podoby měřitelných proměnných, ...
Danish:reificering, reifikation, ...
Dutch:reïficatie, verdinglijking, ...
Greek:ρεοποίηση, ενσωμάτωση, ...
Hungarian:eldologiasítás, reifikáció, ...
Khmer:ការចាត់ទុកអ្វីអរូបីដូចជាវត្ថុជាក់ស្តែង, ការបង្កើតវត្ថុដែលអាចគណនាបានពីវត្ថុដែលមិនអាចគណនាបាន, ...
Korean:구체화, 객체화, ...
Persian:تجسم, واقعیت‌سازی, ...
Polish:urzeczowienie, reifikacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):reificação, ...
Romanian:reificare, cuantificare, ...
Swedish:reifiering, reifikation, ...
Thai:การทำให้เป็นรูปธรรม, การสร้างวัตถุ, ...
Turkish:somutlaştırma, nesneleştirme, ...
Vietnamese:sự vật hóa, hiện thực hóa, ...

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