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abstract
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[ adjective ] existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
Examples "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'" Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)Whenever artists , indeed , turned_to actual representations or molded three-dimensional_figures , which were rare down to 800 B.C. , they tended to reflect reality ( see Plate 6a , 9b ) ; a schematic , abstract treatment of men and animals , by intent , rose only in the late eighth century . Related terms concrete ideal conceptual conceptional intangible nonrepresentational abstractness |
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[ verb ] consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
Used in print (Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)In_order_to focus clearly upon the operation of this one force , which we may call the effect of `` public limit pricing '' on `` key '' wage bargains , we deliberately simplify the model by abstracting from other forces , such_as union power , which may be relevant in an actual situation . In this model , we abstract from all non wage sources of cost changes , so that the `` public limit price '' only rises as the wage rate rises . We are abstracting from the fact of strikes here , but it should be obvious that the extent to which the public limit price is raised by a given increase in the basic wage rate is also a function of the show of resistance put_up by the industry . As we have noted , however , we are abstracting from changes in all determinants of this level except for changes in the wage rate . The union vigorously demands wage increases from productivity increases , and wage increases to offset cost-of-living increases , but we abstract from these forces here . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
Synonyms Examples "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)The submission of detailed plans would place the issues before the court more readily than would discussion of divestiture or disenfranchisement in the abstract . |
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[ adjective ] not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
Synonyms Examples "a large abstract painting" Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)We have heard that after seeing Mr._Quasimodo 's work it will be virtually impossible to deny the artistic validity and importance of the whole abstract movement . Related terms |
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[ verb ] consider apart from a particular case or instance
Examples "Let's abstract away from this particular example" Used in print (Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)( We abstract here from technological progress and assume that prices of all other products change proportionately . ) Related terms |
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[ adjective ] based on specialized theory;
Synonyms Examples "a theoretical analysis" Used in print (Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)Part 1 , below describes this abstract model by spelling_out its assumptions . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (criminal law) make off with belongings of others
Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)From the curio cabinet on its south wall and the bureaus beneath , you abstracted seventeen ivory , metal , wood , and stone sculptures of Oriental and African origin , two snuffboxes , and a jade handled magnifying_glass . |
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[ adjective ] dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
Examples "abstract reasoning" "abstract science" Related terms |
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[ verb ] give an abstract (of)
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