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abstraction vs thing

thing vs abstraction

abstraction and thing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
abstraction Yes No No No
thing Yes No No No
As nouns, thing is a hyponym of abstraction; that is, thing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than abstraction:
  • abstraction: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
  • thing: a special abstraction
Other hyponyms of abstraction include right, absolute, teacher.
abstraction (noun) thing (noun)
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples a separate and self-contained entity
the act of withdrawing or removing something an action
an abstract painting an artifact
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance an entity that is not named specifically
preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances a special abstraction
a special objective
a vaguely specified concern
a statement regarded as an object
an event
a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
a special situation
Difference between abstraction and thing

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