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abstract

The correct spelling is abstract.

Last verified: July 9, 2026

/ˈæbˌstɹækt/

noun

IPA: /ˈæbˌstɹækt/

Say it like: Abs-tra-ct

“He was wholly abstracted by other objects.”

“He abstracted out the square root function.”

1.An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
2.Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
3.An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
4.The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
5.An abstract work of art.

1.To separate; to disengage.
2.To remove; to take away; withdraw.
3.To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
4.To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
5.To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.

1.Derived; extracted.
2.Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate.
3.Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.
4.Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
5.Separately expressing a property or attribute of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object: attributive, ascriptive.

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