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Presentation

Account · Representation in language

Content version
1.0
Last substantively revised
18 June 2026
Document type
Lexicon entry
Responsible publisher
Vikesland Press
Source language
Nynorsk source; reviewed English translation
Category
Language and reference
Definition type
Foundational definition
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Extended note

A presentation may be a statement, description, image, table, or narrative that makes something present through an intermediary. It may be useful and true, but must not be confused with the state of affairs itself.

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Limitations

Not the same as

  • that which is presented
  • actuality
  • proof by itself
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Related terms

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Methodological relevance

The audit asks what the presentation is based on, what it omits, and what authority it is given.

Sources and principal occurrence

Source note: The Glossarium defines presentation; Representation Audit examines the intermediary and its effect.

  1. DET SOM ERThe foundational work and primary source.
  2. Representation AuditOperational examination of images, symbols, diagrams, and other intermediaries.
  3. T1 — Actuality and OntologyThe sustained ontological articulation in the theory programme.
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Correct and incorrect use

Correct use

“The table is a summary of the recorded figures.”

Incorrect or over-strong use

“The table is the organisation itself.”

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Suggested citation

Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Presentation”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.

APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Presentation (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/presentation/

MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Presentation.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/presentation/.

ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Presentation.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/presentation/.

IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Presentation,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/presentation/

CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Presentation. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/presentation/

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Revision note

Document version
1.0
First published
18 June 2026
1.0

First public edition.