[with obj.]distinguish from others of the same kind; single out 使区别开来;选出 it is easy to individuate and enumerate the significant elements. 选出并列举出重要因素是很简单的事。
派生 individuation noun 语源
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin individuat- 'singled out', from the verb individuare, from Latin individuus, from in- 'into' + dividuus 'divisible' (from dividere 'to divide')