Definitions For Abstraction

noun

• A general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
• The act of withdrawing or removing something
• An abstract painting
• Preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
• The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
• A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
• The act of obtaining or removing something from a source : the act of abstracting something
• A general idea or quality rather than an actual person, object, or event : an abstract idea or quality
• The state of someone who is not paying attention to what is happening or being said : an abstracted state