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How to pronounce abstractions
IPA transcription: [æbst'ɹækʃənz]
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Noun
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a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
“he loved her only in the abstract--not in person”
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the act of withdrawing or removing something
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the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
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an abstract painting
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preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
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a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
Usage examples
- His abnormal power of vision made abstractions take on concrete form.
- Her forms are often abstractions of the natural world and human relationships.
- Out of abstractions Ernest had conjured a vision and made them see it.
- Out of abstractions Ernest had conjured a vision and made them see it.
- Out of abstractions Ernest had conjured a vision and made them see it.
- Out of abstractions Ernest had conjured a vision and made them see it.
- His abnormal power of vision made abstractions take on concrete form.
- His abnormal power of vision made abstractions take on concrete form.
- Turing's oracle machines are mathematical abstractions, and are not physically realizable.
- The abstractions related are Subjectivity and Profundity.