Type and usage of abstraction from BoostVocab

abstraction

/æb'strækʃən/

noun
preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
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abstractedness

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absorption engrossment preoccupancy preoccupation
noun
the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
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generalisation generalization

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theorization theorisation
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a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
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abstract entity

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entity
noun
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
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abstract

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concept construct conception
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an abstract painting
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painting picture
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the act of withdrawing or removing something
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removal remotion

Definition that contains abstraction

thing a special abstraction
dream a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality
picture a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
teacher a personified abstraction that teaches
image a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
icon a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
attribute an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
brancusi Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957)
objectification the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing

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