abstraction
n
1 absence of mind; preoccupation
2 the process of formulating generalized ideas or concepts by extracting common qualities from specific examples
3 an idea or concept formulated in this way
good and evil are abstractions
4 (Logic) an operator that forms a class name or predicate from any given expression
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lambda-calculus
5 an abstract painting, sculpture, etc.
6 the act of withdrawing or removing
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abstractive adj
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abstractively adv