Abstraction - Definition
abstraction
n 1: a concept or idea not associated with any specific
instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in
person" [syn: abstraction, abstract]
2: the act of withdrawing or removing something
3: the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting
common properties of instances [syn: abstraction,
generalization, generalisation]
4: an abstract painting
5: preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
[syn: abstractedness, abstraction]
6: a general concept formed by extracting common features from
specific examples [syn: abstraction, abstract entity]