abstractive
Having an abstracting nature or tendencyHaving an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn.
» The knowledge is abstractive, therefore it should be removed.
Meaning
2 sensesHaving an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn.
The researcher proposed an abstractive model for text summarization.
Unlike extractive methods, abstractive summarization generates new phrasing.
of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting
Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction.
Examples
2 sentencesThe knowledge is abstractive, therefore it should be removed.
This is so abstractive I can't even figure out what it means!
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English abstractif, from Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus (“From Middle English abstractif, from Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus (“drawn away”) + -ivus (“-ive”). Equivalent to abstract + -ive.
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Forms
more abstractive, most abstractive| Comparative | more abstractive Lesson |
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| Superlative | most abstractive Lesson |
regular
Word family
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