abstract idea; unrealistic idea; act of removing or separating; preoccupation, absentmindedness; abstract work of art
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Abstraction Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
[L:100] One of three logical acts of the understanding "by which concepts are generated as to their form", the others being comparison and reflection. Abstraction is "the segregation of everything else by which given presentations differ....the most abstract concept is that which has nothing in common with any concept differing from it. This is the concept of something; for what is different from it is nothing".
Abstraction Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
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The act process of leaving out of consideration one or more properties of a complex object so as to attend to others; analysis. Thus, when the mind considers the form of a tree by itself, or the color of the leaves as separate from their size or figure, the act is called abstraction. So, also, when it considers whiteness, softness, virtue, existence, as separate from any particular objects.
The act process of leaving out of consideration one or more properties of a complex object so as to attend to others; analysis. Thus, when the mind considers the form of a tree by itself, or the color of the leaves as separate from their size or figure, the act is called abstraction. So, also, when it considers whiteness, softness, virtue, existence, as separate from any particular objects.
(a.)
The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.
The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.
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An idea or notion of an abstract, or theoretical nature; as, to fight for mere abstractions.
An idea or notion of an abstract, or theoretical nature; as, to fight for mere abstractions.
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Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects.
Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects.
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A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
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A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; as, a hermit's abstraction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; as, a hermit's abstraction.
abstraction
abstracter \ab*stract"er\ (&?;), n. one who abstracts, or makes an abstract.
similar words(4)
hardware abstraction layer
lambda abstraction
data abstraction
beta abstraction
Noun
1. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
(synonym) abstract
(hypernym) concept, conception, construct
(hyponym) right
(derivation) abstract
2. the act of withdrawing or removing something
(hypernym) removal, remotion
3. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
(synonym) generalization, generalisation
(hypernym) theorization, theorisation
(derivation) abstract
4. an abstract painting
(hypernym) painting, picture
5. preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
(synonym) abstractedness
(hypernym) preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment
(hyponym) reverie, revery
6. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
(hyponym) time
(derivation) abstract
Abstraction Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
The process of picking out (abstracting) common features of objects and procedures. A programmer would use abstraction, for example, to note that two functions perform almost the same task and can be combined into a single function. Abstraction is one of the most important techniques in software engineering and is closely related to two other important techniques -- encapsulation and information hiding. All three techniques are used to reduce complexity.
Abstraction Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Abstraction is a process by which higher concepts are derived from the usage and classification of literal ("real" or "concrete") concepts, first principles, or other methods. "An abstraction" is the product of this process – a concept that acts as a super-categorical noun for all subordinate concepts, and connects any related concepts as a group, field, or category.
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