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(noun) abstract entity
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
(noun) abstractedness
preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
(noun) generalisation, generalization
the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
(noun) abstract
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
he loved her only in the abstract--not in person