Defenition of the word abstraction
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Defenition of the word abstraction
- The act of leaving out of consideration one or more properties of a complex object so as to attend to others.
- preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
- a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
- an abstract painting
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
- the act of extracting something
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
- the act of withdrawing or removing something
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
Synonyms for the word abstraction
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- abstract
- abstract entity
- abstractedness
- extraction
- generalisation
- generalization
Hyponyms for the word abstraction
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- absolute
- amount
- attribute
- communication
- group
- grouping
- measure
- otherworld
- psychological feature
- quantity
- relation
- reverie
- revery
- right
- set
- space
- teacher
- thing
- time
Hypernyms for the word abstraction
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- absorption
- concept
- conception
- construct
- engrossment
- entity
- painting
- picture
- preoccupancy
- preoccupation
- remotion
- removal
- theorisation
- theorization
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