Instantiable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be realized in a particular case highlights the possibility of generating specific instances from an abstract idea or general principle
2. Relating to the capacity of an abstract model to be represented or actualized through concrete examples within a given framework
3. Capable of being instantiated indicates the potential for abstract concepts to be exemplified or manifested in particular contexts and applications

Etymology: The Latin verb "instare" meant "to stand upon" or "to press upon," and from it came "instantia," which carried the sense of urgency or insistence. That sense survives in the phrase "at the instance of," meaning at someone's urging. "Instant," the adjective meaning immediate, and the noun for a moment in time come from the same Latin source, through the sense of something pressing or being present. "Instance" came to mean a particular case or example, the sense of a specific occurrence that presses itself on our attention. "Instantiate," meaning to represent something through a concrete example, was formed from that noun, and adding the suffix "-able," which comes via French from Latin "-abilis" and means "capable of being," produced "instantiable."