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Noun (6 meanings)

1. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance.

abstraction, abstract

Example:

“he loved her only in the abstract--not in person”

abstraction is a type of:

concept, conception, construct (noun) - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

types of abstraction:

absolute (noun) - something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things
right (noun) -
teacher (noun) - a personified abstraction that teaches
thing (noun) - a special abstraction

abstraction is derivationally related to:

to abstract (verb) - consider a concept without thinking of a specific example
to abstract (verb) - consider apart from a particular case or instance
abstract (adjective) - existing only in the mind

2. the act of withdrawing or removing something.

abstraction is a type of:

removal, remotion (noun) - the act of removing

3. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances.

abstraction, generalization, generalisation

abstraction is a type of:

theorization, theorisation (noun) - the production or use of theories

abstraction is derivationally related to:

to abstract (verb) - consider a concept without thinking of a specific example
to generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer (verb) - draw from specific cases for more general cases

4. an abstract painting.

abstraction is a type of:

painting, picture (noun) - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

5. preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else.

abstractedness, abstraction

abstraction is a type of:

preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment (noun) - the mental state of being preoccupied by something

types of abstraction:

reverie, revery (noun) - an abstracted state of absorption

abstraction is derivationally related to:

absent, absentminded, abstracted, scatty (adjective) - lost in thought

6. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples.

abstraction, abstract entity

abstraction is a type of:

entity (noun) - that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

types of abstraction:

attribute (noun) - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
communication (noun) - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
group, grouping (noun) - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
measure, quantity, amount (noun) - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
otherworld (noun) - an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality

psychological feature (noun) - a feature of the mental life of a living organism
relation (noun) - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
set (noun) - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

abstraction is derivationally related to:

to abstract (verb) - consider a concept without thinking of a specific example