individuation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun discriminating the individual from the generic group or species
    individualization; individualisation.
  2. noun the quality of being individual
    individuality; individualism.
    • so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality

WordNet

In`di*vid`u*a"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. individuation.
Definitions
  1. The act of individuating or state of being individuated; individualization. H. Spencer.

Webster 1913