absolute vs abstraction

abstraction vs absolute

absolute and abstraction both are nouns.

absolute is an adjective but abstraction is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
absolute	Yes	Yes	No	No
abstraction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abstraction is a hypernym of absolute; that is, abstraction is a word with a broader meaning than absolute:

absolute: something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative
abstraction: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

Other hypernyms of absolute include abstract.

absolute (noun)	abstraction (noun)
something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative	a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
	the act of withdrawing or removing something
	an abstract painting
	a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
	preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
	the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

absolute (adjective)	abstraction (adjective)
perfect or complete or pure
not limited by law
not capable of being violated or infringed
expressing finality with no implication of possible change
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

Difference between absolute and abstraction

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