ABSTRACTION

• (noun) a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

  synonyms : abstract entity

• (noun) the act of withdrawing or removing something

• (noun) an abstract painting

• (noun) preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else

  synonyms : abstractedness

• (noun) the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

  synonyms : generalisation , generalization

• (noun) a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

  "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

  synonyms : abstract

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