abstraction
English Thesaurus
1. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples (noun.tops)
| hypernym | : | entity, |
| definition | : | that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | attribute, |
| definition | : | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | group, grouping, |
| definition | : | any number of entities (members) considered as a unit (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | relation, |
| definition | : | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | communication, |
| definition | : | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | amount, measure, quantity, |
| definition | : | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | otherworld, |
| definition | : | an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | set, |
| definition | : | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols (noun.group) |
2. the act of withdrawing or removing something (noun.act)
3. an abstract painting (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | painting, picture, |
| definition | : | graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface (noun.artifact) |
4. preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | reverie, revery, |
| definition | : | an abstracted state of absorption (noun.cognition) |
5. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (noun.cognition)
6. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | concept, conception, construct, |
| definition | : | an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | right, |
| definition | : | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | absolute, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | teacher, |
| definition | : | a personified abstraction that teaches (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | thing, |
| definition | : | a special abstraction (noun.cognition) |
7. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples (noun.tops)
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition) |
8. preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else (noun.cognition)
9. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition) |
10. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | consider apart from a particular case or instance (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment (adj.all) |
11. a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples (noun.tops)
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition) |
12. preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else (noun.cognition)
13. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition) |
14. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | consider apart from a particular case or instance (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment (adj.all) |
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