Des′ig‐na″tion (?), n. [L. designatio: cf. F. désignation.] 1. The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.
2. Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction.
3. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
The usual designation of the days of the week. Whewell.
4. Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.
Finite and infinite seem... to be attributed primarily, in their first designation, only to those things which have parts. Locke.