Abstraction (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. an abstract or general idea or term.
  2. the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
  3. an impractical idea; something visionary and unrealistic.
  4. the act of taking away or separating; withdrawal: The sensation of cold is due to the abstraction of heat from our bodies.
  5. secret removal, especially theft.
  6. absent-mindedness; inattention; mental absorption.
  7. Fine Arts.
    • the abstract qualities or characteristics of a work of art.
    • a work of art, especially a nonrepresentational one, stressing formal relationships.
noun
  1. absence of mind; preoccupation
  2. the process of formulating generalized ideas or concepts by extracting common qualities from specific examples
  3. an idea or concept formulated in this way
  4. an operator that forms a class name or predicate from any given expression
  5. an abstract painting, sculpture, etc
  6. the act of withdrawing or removing
Abstraction (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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