Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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abstraction | Yes | No | No | No |
generalization | Yes | No | No | No |
abstraction (noun) | generalization (noun) |
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a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | an idea or conclusion having general application |
the act of withdrawing or removing something | reasoning from detailed facts to general principles |
an abstract painting | (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus |
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance | the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances |
preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else | |
the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances |