abstraction
/æbstrˈækʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
Noun
the act of withdrawing or removing something
Noun
the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
Noun
an abstract painting
Noun
preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
Noun
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
More General Terms
absorption
concept
conception
construct
engrossment
entity
painting
picture
preoccupancy
preoccupation
remotion
removal
theorisation
theorization