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- Dictionaryab·strac·tion/əbˈstrakSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events: "topics will vary in degrees of abstraction"
- 2. freedom from representational qualities in art: "geometric abstraction has been a mainstay in her work"
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1. a. : the act or process of abstracting : the state of being abstracted. b. : an abstract idea or term. 2. : absence of mind or preoccupation. 3. : abstract quality or character. 4. a. : an abstract composition or creation in art. b. : abstractionism. abstractional. ab-ˈstrak-sh (ə-)nəl. əb- adjective. abstractive. ab-ˈstrak-tiv.
the action of removing or separating something from a place or context (= the situation, facts, words, etc. that exist around something), or something that is removed like this: Water abstraction from rivers is increasing, due to the rise in demand and increasing population density in the region.
the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances. an impractical idea; something visionary and unrealistic. the act of taking away or separating; withdrawal: The sensation of cold is due to the abstraction of heat from our bodies.
An abstraction is something nonspecific, a concept that isn't concrete. It can also refer to the state of mind in which a person is not paying attention to something but is lost in thought or daydreaming.
Abstraction is the process of generalising complex events in the real world to the abstract ideas that underly them, tucking away the complexities of the situation.
Abstraction involves induction of ideas or the synthesis of particular facts into one general theory about something. It is the opposite of specification, which is the analysis or breaking-down of a general idea or abstraction into concrete facts.
the action of removing or separating something from a place or context (= the situation, facts, words, etc. that exist around something), or something that is removed like this: Water abstraction from rivers is increasing, due to the rise in demand and increasing population density in the region.
An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
abstraction. noun. /æbˈstrækʃn/. /æbˈstrækʃn/. [countable, uncountable] (formal) a general idea not based on any particular real person, thing or situation; the quality of being abstract. Ideological abstractions are never going to attract many voters.
An abstract concept, idea, or term. Formation of an idea, as of a quality or property of a thing, in such a way as to apprehend that quality or property apart from any particular instances of it in the material world. An idea so formed, or a word or term for it. “honesty” and “whiteness” are abstractions.
