abstraction
US /æbˈstræk.ʃən/
UK /æbˈstræk.ʃən/
1.
the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events
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His philosophy often delves into the realm of pure abstraction.
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The artist preferred abstraction over realism in his paintings.
2.
the process of considering something independently of its associations, attributes, or concretions
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The mathematical model involved a high level of abstraction.
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Computer programming often requires the abstraction of complex systems into simpler components.