English to English
abstraction
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noun (n)
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- the act of withdrawing or removing something(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- an abstract painting(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples(noun.tops)source: wordnet30
- The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.(noun)source: webster1913