coinstantiation

Noun

coinstantiation (countable and uncountable, plural coinstantiations)

1. Instantiation of a theme, principle, or concept along with another or others; instantiation by the same instance that also instantiates another or others.
   • Edward MacNeal was pointing out the ubiquity of coinstantiation in daily life when he explained regarding apples and oranges (both literal and proverbial) that "we must feel free to redefine apples and oranges as fruit, missiles, paperweights, or theatrical props as suits our changing needs; then...
   • In other words, the qualitative nature or content of a property determines its logic, which in turn logically determines the properties with which it can be coinstantiated or be compossible. Considered purely logically, the totality of compossibilities of a particular property—the totality of...2008, Eike-Henner W. Kluge, “Scotus On Accidental And Essential Causes”, in Franciscan Studies, volumes 66, John Duns Scotus Doctor Subtilis, In Memoriam 1308-2008, →JSTOR, pages 233–246
2. An instance of coinstantiating, or its product: an instance that instantiates more than one theme, principle, or concept.
   • A baseball can be a coinstantiation of the concepts of a ball, a piece of sporting goods, a toy, a collectible, and a memento.