Interpretation
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
"Her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"
(2) An explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
"The edict was subject to many interpretations"
"He annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"
"Often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"
(3) A mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
(4) An explanation that results from interpreting something
"The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma.
- The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
- The power or explaining.
- An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.
- The act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
- An approximation that allows aspects of a mathematical theory to be discussed in ordinary language.