abstraction
Noun
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is a type of: concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instancessubtypes:
- right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
- absolute - something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative
- teacher - a personified abstraction that teaches
- thing - a special abstraction
same as: abstract -
is a type of: theorisation, theorization - the production or use of theoriessame as: generalisation, generalization
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is a type of: absorption, engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation - the mental state of being preoccupied by somethingsame as: abstractedness
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is a type of: entity - that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)subtypes:
- psychological feature - a feature of the mental life of a living organism
- attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
- group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
- relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
- communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
- amount, measure, quantity - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
- otherworld - an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality
- set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
same as: abstract entity
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