individuation

The act or process of individuating, especially the process by which social individuals become differentiated one from the other.

The condition of being individuated; individuality.

The development of the individual from the general or universal.

The distinction or determination of the individual within the general or universal.

In Jungian psychology, the gradual integration and unification of the self through the resolution of successive layers of psychological conflict.

Formation of distinct organs or structures through the interaction of adjacent tissues.

In metaphysics, the determination or contraction of a general nature to an individual mode of existence; the development of the individual from the general.

Separate or individual existence or independence; that by which such individuality is developed and maintained.

In biology: A general term summarizing the conditions for the maintenance and perpetuation of an individual organism, when these conditions are considered collectively and in contrast with those which conduce to the generation of new beings.