abstraction
The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking awayThe act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
» This is an example of abstraction.
Значення
значень: 16(злічуване, незлічуване)The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
the act of withdrawing or removing something
The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
(злічуване, евфемізм, незлічуване)The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
(злічуване, незлічуване)Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
(злічуване, незлічуване)A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
a hermit’s abstraction
(злічуване, незлічуване)The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
Holonym: induction
Abstraction is necessary for the classification of things into genera and species.
(злічуване, незлічуване)Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
(злічуване, незлічуване)A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
(злічуване, незлічуване)The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
(злічуване, незлічуване)An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
to fight for mere abstractions
an abstract painting
(злічуване, незлічуване)Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
(злічуване, незлічуване)An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
(злічуване, незлічуване)A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
Приклади
речень: 11This is an example of abstraction.
With time, living nightmares become abstractions.
Classical liberalism deifies abstractions and objectifies humans.
This whole matter is a mere abstraction for you.
deDiese ganze Sache ist für dich nur losgelöst von der Wirklichkeit.
Fascists are enabled by liberals' preference for abstractions over people.
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мов: 8За значеннями 1
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Походження
From Middle English abstraccyone; either from Middle French abstraction or from Medieval LFrom Middle English abstraccyone; either from Middle French abstraction or from Medieval Latin abstrāctiō (“separation”), from Latin abstrahō (“draw away”). Equivalent to abstract + -ion.
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Форми
множина: abstractions| Однина | abstraction |
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| Множина | abstractions |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 6- a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples:abstract entity
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances:generalizationgeneralisation
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance:abstract
- preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else:abstractedness
Антоніми
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