interpretation

Definitions

1. 1.The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
2. 2.The power or explaining. [R.] Bacon.
3. 3.(Fine Arts) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.
4. 4.(Math.) The act or process of applying general principles or formulæ to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture called?
• What is an artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature called?
• What is the act or process of applying general principles or formulæ to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases called?