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- Dictionaryabstraction/əbˈstrakʃn/
noun
- 1. the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events: "topics will vary in degrees of abstraction"
- 2. freedom from representational qualities in art: "geometric abstraction has been a mainstay in her work"
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the action of removing or separating something from a place or context (= the situation, facts, words, etc. that exist around something), or something that is removed like this: Water abstraction from rivers is increasing, due to the rise in demand and increasing population density in the region.
1. a. : the act or process of abstracting : the state of being abstracted. b. : an abstract idea or term. 2. : absence of mind or preoccupation. 3. : abstract quality or character. 4. a. : an abstract composition or creation in art. b. : abstractionism. abstractional. ab-ˈstrak-sh (ə-)nəl. əb- adjective. abstractive. ab-ˈstrak-tiv. ˈab-ˌstrak-
Abstraction involves induction of ideas or the synthesis of particular facts into one general theory about something. It is the opposite of specification, which is the analysis or breaking-down of a general idea or abstraction into concrete facts.
the action of removing or separating something from a place or context (= the situation, facts, words, etc. that exist around something), or something that is removed like this: Water abstraction from rivers is increasing, due to the rise in demand and increasing population density in the region.
noun. an abstract or general idea or term. the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances. an impractical idea; something visionary and unrealistic. the act of taking away or separating; withdrawal:
An abstraction is something nonspecific, a concept that isn't concrete. It can also refer to the state of mind in which a person is not paying attention to something but is lost in thought or daydreaming.
Abstraction is the process of generalising complex events in the real world to the abstract ideas that underly them, tucking away the complexities of the situation.
An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation. Is it worth fighting a big war, in the name of an abstraction like sovereignty? American English : abstraction / æbsˈtrækʃən /
n. 1. an abstract or general idea or term. 2. the act of considering something in terms of general qualities, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances. 3. absent-mindedness; inattention.
[uncountable] (formal) the state of thinking deeply about something and not paying attention to what is around you. She was gazing in abstraction at the far corner of the room. [uncountable, countable] the action of removing something from something else; the process of being removed from something else. water abstraction from rivers. Word Origin.
