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abstraction, n.
(abstractions)
freq. cnt. 12
more info a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

abstract abstraction

sample sentences

"he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
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abstract
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abstract abstract abstract
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right absolute teacher thing
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concept, conception, construct
more info the act of withdrawing or removing something
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

abstraction
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removal, remotion
more info an abstract painting
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

abstraction
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picture, painting
more info the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

abstraction generalisation generalization
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abstract
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generalize
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generalise
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theorization, theorisation
more info a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
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abstract entity abstraction
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abstract
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entity
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psychological feature attribute group, grouping relation communication amount, quantity, measure otherworld set
more info preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
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abstractedness abstraction
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abstracted
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preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment
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reverie, revery