Instance
noun
An example or case of something.
Education is an instance of how perseverance leads to success.
Often appears as...
- for instance
- in this instance
noun
A step or stage in a process, especially one that is discernible in a series.
We need to create a new instance for each user session.
Often appears as...
- instance variable
- instance method
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Technical
noun
A benefit brought about by a particular action.
Some people consider increased highway congestion to be merely an instance of the more general problem of urban sprawl.
Often appears as...
- instance of
- in this instance
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Formal
Academic
noun
A demand, suggestion or urgent plea.
His father's instance finally convinced him to start studying law.
Often appears as...
- at the instance of
- on the instance of
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Formal
Legal
noun
An example or case of something.
Education is an instance of how perseverance leads to success.
Often appears as...
- for instance
- in this instance
noun
A step or stage in a process, especially one that is discernible in a series.
We need to create a new instance for each user session.
Often appears as...
- instance variable
- instance method
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A benefit brought about by a particular action.
Some people consider increased highway congestion to be merely an instance of the more general problem of urban sprawl.
Often appears as...
- instance of
- in this instance
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A demand, suggestion or urgent plea.
His father's instance finally convinced him to start studying law.
Often appears as...
- at the instance of
- on the instance of
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Clarifying Example
Use 'instance' when you want to illustrate a point with a specific example.
There are many dangerous jobs, for instance, firefighting.
Pro Tip 2/2Substitute for 'Example'
'Instance' can often be used interchangeably with 'example', but 'instance' feels more formal.
In literature, the use of metaphors is common; for instance, 'time is a thief'.
Pro Tip 1/2Clarifying Example
Use 'instance' when you want to illustrate a point with a specific example.
There are many dangerous jobs, for instance, firefighting.
Pro Tip 2/2Substitute for 'Example'
'Instance' can often be used interchangeably with 'example', but 'instance' feels more formal.
In literature, the use of metaphors is common; for instance, 'time is a thief'.
Pro Tip 1/2Clarifying Example
Use 'instance' when you want to illustrate a point with a specific example.
There are many dangerous jobs, for instance, firefighting.
Pro Tip 2/2Substitute for 'Example'
'Instance' can often be used interchangeably with 'example', but 'instance' feels more formal.
In literature, the use of metaphors is common; for instance, 'time is a thief'.
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How a wound heals itself...
scarring continues to be a major clinical issue for doctors around the world. And even though researchers have made significant strides in understanding the healing process, many fundamental mysteries remain unresolved. For instance, do fibroblast cells arrive from the blood vessels or from skin tissue adjacent to the wound?
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Why do we dream? - Amy...
these dreams allow you to practice your fight or flight instincts and keep them sharp and dependable in case you'll need them in real life. But it doesn't always have to be unpleasant. For instance, dreams about your attractive neighbor could actually give your reproductive instinct some practice, too.
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How math saved my life PIPE...
analogy I saw a shape that was forever getting smoother and smoother and smoother as you sliced it into smaller slices and it would forever approach a circle but never reach it or when he would talk about square roots or exponents for instance eight to the third power he could be talking about
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Eduardo Sáenz de...
a beautiful edifice with its own logic -- and that there's no point in constantly searching for all possible applications. What's the use of poetry? What's the use of love? What's the use of life itself? What kind of question is that? Hardy, for instance, was a model of this type of attack.
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Why is biodiversity so...
But that's not true in every case. In some environments, taking away just one important component can undermine the entire system. Take coral reefs, for instance. Many organisms in a reef are dependent on the coral. It provides key microhabitats, shelter and breeding grounds
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Watch the Total Solar...
seen some really amazing questions but I guess because I'm so steeped in it at the stage of my life it didn't even occur to me to ask but they're really smart question somebody asked me very early in the process for instance it's a fun rises in the east and sets in the west
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The Astronaut of the...
instance is becoming a really massive issue a lot of deep sea animals are um they're called stenotherms and it means they live within a very small temperature range and so any increases to temperature even if they're very tiny will have quite a
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Why do we feel...
encourage psychological growth, and even make them act more charitably. So rather than being a cause of mental distress, nostalgia can be a restorative way of coping with it. For instance, when people experience negative emotional states,
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What would happen if you...
causing cells to swell. In severe cases, the kidneys can't keep up with the resulting volumes of dilute urine. Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death.
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Why do animals have such...
the case that larger species have a longer lifespan than smaller ones. For instance, an elephant or whale will live much longer than a mouse, rat, or vole, which in turn have years on flies and worms.
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How a wound heals itself...
scarring continues to be a major clinical issue for doctors around the world. And even though researchers have made significant strides in understanding the healing process, many fundamental mysteries remain unresolved. For instance, do fibroblast cells arrive from the blood vessels or from skin tissue adjacent to the wound?
Video examples
Why do we dream? - Amy...
these dreams allow you to practice your fight or flight instincts and keep them sharp and dependable in case you'll need them in real life. But it doesn't always have to be unpleasant. For instance, dreams about your attractive neighbor could actually give your reproductive instinct some practice, too.
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
analogy I saw a shape that was forever getting smoother and smoother and smoother as you sliced it into smaller slices and it would forever approach a circle but never reach it or when he would talk about square roots or exponents for instance eight to the third power he could be talking about
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Eduardo Sáenz de...
a beautiful edifice with its own logic -- and that there's no point in constantly searching for all possible applications. What's the use of poetry? What's the use of love? What's the use of life itself? What kind of question is that? Hardy, for instance, was a model of this type of attack.
Video examples
Why is biodiversity so...
But that's not true in every case. In some environments, taking away just one important component can undermine the entire system. Take coral reefs, for instance. Many organisms in a reef are dependent on the coral. It provides key microhabitats, shelter and breeding grounds
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
seen some really amazing questions but I guess because I'm so steeped in it at the stage of my life it didn't even occur to me to ask but they're really smart question somebody asked me very early in the process for instance it's a fun rises in the east and sets in the west
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The Astronaut of the...
instance is becoming a really massive issue a lot of deep sea animals are um they're called stenotherms and it means they live within a very small temperature range and so any increases to temperature even if they're very tiny will have quite a
Video examples
Why do we feel...
encourage psychological growth, and even make them act more charitably. So rather than being a cause of mental distress, nostalgia can be a restorative way of coping with it. For instance, when people experience negative emotional states,
Video examples
What would happen if you...
causing cells to swell. In severe cases, the kidneys can't keep up with the resulting volumes of dilute urine. Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death.
Video examples
Why do animals have such...
the case that larger species have a longer lifespan than smaller ones. For instance, an elephant or whale will live much longer than a mouse, rat, or vole, which in turn have years on flies and worms.
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Hugh Laurie
British Actor
I was too shy, I think, to sing publicly. It takes a particular kind of person. And when I was young, I was not that person. In the first instance, when a record company said to me, do you want to try and make your record, my first reaction was, no, I'm not worthy - I couldn't possibly, and so on and so forth.
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Jean-Michel Jarre
French Musician
In a lifetime, you can say, yes, you have instances of pleasure, of happiness, you like some of your work, but your work is the entire story, and if you are not satisfied with a few moments of a few parts of that story, you would like to be able to adjust that.
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Jason Mraz
American Musician
It's easier to write from my own life, and it's also more fun. I always write about relationships, for instance, whether they're romantic relationships, friendships, encounters... there's always a lesson to be learned from them.
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Joe Budden
American Musician
For so long, we had to write to pay a bill, we had to write in many instances where maybe you weren't even inspired to write because it was your job. That's how passion, creativity, and love gets killed.
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Roger Waters
British Musician
I think there are things in my story that have helped my creativity. Your father being killed, for instance, is one of the best things that could happen to a kid if he's going to write poetry or songs.
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Kathleen Kennedy
American Producer
If it's a huge tentpole movie, for instance with a movie like 'Tintin,' a year and a half, almost two years in advance, we were developing a videogame campaign and massive consumer products campaign.
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Jay S. Walker
American Businessman
The issue is not to ask your customers what they want today, but to try to imagine what the customer is going to want in a world where, for instance, their cellphone is in their glasses.
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John Hanning Speke
British Soldier
Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death.
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Keith Olbermann
American Journalist
I can't think of an instance at MSNBC where anything I said on the air was influenced by what was going on behind the scenes.
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Keenen Ivory Wayans
American Comedian
In rare instances you have to give up what you thought was a great scene.
Quote examples
Hugh Laurie
British Actor
I was too shy, I think, to sing publicly. It takes a particular kind of person. And when I was young, I was not that person. In the first instance, when a record company said to me, do you want to try and make your record, my first reaction was, no, I'm not worthy - I couldn't possibly, and so on and so forth.
Quote examples
Jean-Michel Jarre
French Musician
In a lifetime, you can say, yes, you have instances of pleasure, of happiness, you like some of your work, but your work is the entire story, and if you are not satisfied with a few moments of a few parts of that story, you would like to be able to adjust that.
Quote examples
Jason Mraz
American Musician
It's easier to write from my own life, and it's also more fun. I always write about relationships, for instance, whether they're romantic relationships, friendships, encounters... there's always a lesson to be learned from them.
Quote examples
Joe Budden
American Musician
For so long, we had to write to pay a bill, we had to write in many instances where maybe you weren't even inspired to write because it was your job. That's how passion, creativity, and love gets killed.
Quote examples
Roger Waters
British Musician
I think there are things in my story that have helped my creativity. Your father being killed, for instance, is one of the best things that could happen to a kid if he's going to write poetry or songs.
Quote examples
Kathleen Kennedy
American Producer
If it's a huge tentpole movie, for instance with a movie like 'Tintin,' a year and a half, almost two years in advance, we were developing a videogame campaign and massive consumer products campaign.
Quote examples
Jay S. Walker
American Businessman
The issue is not to ask your customers what they want today, but to try to imagine what the customer is going to want in a world where, for instance, their cellphone is in their glasses.
Quote examples
John Hanning Speke
British Soldier
Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death.
Quote examples
Keith Olbermann
American Journalist
I can't think of an instance at MSNBC where anything I said on the air was influenced by what was going on behind the scenes.
Quote examples
Keenen Ivory Wayans
American Comedian
In rare instances you have to give up what you thought was a great scene.
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