Abstraction



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 抽取;抽象概念;心不在焉
• ［英］ n. 抽取（the act of remove or take away）; 抽象概念（abstract idea）; 心不在焉（absent-mindedness）
• ［记］ abs ( 离开) +tract ( 拉) +ion -> 拉开, 抽取; 比较: abstractness ( n.抽象)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 1549
• 1.
  • a. the act or process of abstracting ; the state of being abstracted
  • b. an abstract idea or term
• 2. absence of mind or preoccupation
• 3. abstract quality or character
• 4.
  • a. an abstract composition or creation in art
  • b. abstractionism
• • abstractional adjective
• • abstractive adjective

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