Definition of "objectivation" [ob•jec•ti•va•tion]

• The conversion of a concept or abstraction into an object. (noun)
• An interpretation of a quantum mechanical concept in terms of classical physics. (noun)

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• "He saw that the "objectivation" of matter made the mind very mysterious."
• "In so doing, general relativity theory with its variably curved spacetime, brought a further advance in the steps or levels of "objectivation" lying at the basis of physics."
• "Any instrument of knowledge proving the non-existence of consciousness, could do so only by making consciousness its object -- 'this is consciousness'; but consciousness, as being self-established, does not admit of that objectivation which is implied in the word 'this,' and hence its previous non-existence cannot be proved by anything lying outside itself."