Abstraction

Definition:

  • (a.) The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.
  • (a.) 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.) An idea or notion of an abstract, or theoretical nature; as, to fight for mere abstractions.
  • (a.) A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; as, a hermit's abstraction.
  • (a.) Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects.
  • (a.) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
  • (a.) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.

Compare abstraction with other words:

abstraction vs. problem

abstraction vs. summarize

abstraction vs. analysis

abstraction vs. objectivation

abstraction vs. classification

abstraction vs. tiger

abstraction vs. compendium

abstraction vs. generality

abstraction vs. generalization

abstraction vs. mobile

abstraction vs. concept

abstraction vs. closure

abstraction vs. principle

abstraction vs. conception

abstraction vs. personification

abstraction vs. embodiment

abstraction vs. realm

abstraction vs. child

abstraction vs. abstractive

abstraction vs. specialization

abstraction vs. engineered

abstraction vs. inattention

abstraction vs. theoretical

absorption vs. abstraction

abstraction vs. notion

abstraction vs. recluse

abstraction vs. purloining

abstraction vs. worldly

abstraction vs. surreptitiously

abstraction vs. withdrawing

abstraction vs. withdrawal

abstracting vs. abstraction

abstract vs. abstraction

absence vs. abstraction

abstraction vs. encapsulation

abstraction vs. idealization

absorbed vs. abstraction

abstraction vs. abstractionist

abstraction vs. abstractional