abstraction (redirected from Data abstraction)

ab·strac·tion  (b-strkshn, b-)

n.

1.

a. The act of abstracting or the state of having been abstracted.

b. An abstract concept, idea, or term.

c. An abstract quality.

2. Preoccupation; absent-mindedness.

3. An abstract work of art.

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ab·straction·al, ab·stractive adj.

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abstraction [æbˈstrækʃən]

n

1. absence of mind; preoccupation

2. the process of formulating generalized ideas or concepts by extracting common qualities from specific examples

3. an idea or concept formulated in this way good and evil are abstractions

4. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic an operator that forms a class name or predicate from any given expression See also lambda-calculus

5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an abstract painting, sculpture, etc.

6. the act of withdrawing or removing

abstractive  adj

abstractively  adv

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abstraction

the taking of another’s property for one’s own use.

See also: Property and Ownership

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	abstraction - a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" abstract right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances 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; "no mortal being can influence the absolute" teacher - a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher" thing - a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"
	2.	abstraction - the act of withdrawing or removing something remotion, removal - the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
	3.	abstraction - the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances generalisation, generalization theorisation, theorization - the production or use of theories
	4.	abstraction - an abstract painting                 painting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
	5.	abstraction - preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else abstractedness preoccupancy, preoccupation, engrossment, absorption - the mental state of being preoccupied by something revery, reverie - an abstracted state of absorption
	6.	abstraction - a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples abstract entity entity - that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) psychological feature - a feature of the mental life of a living organism attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups quantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify otherworld - an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"

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abstraction

noun

1. concept, thought, idea, view, theory, impression, formula, notion, hypothesis, generalization, theorem, generality Is it worth fighting in the name of an abstraction?

2. absent-mindedness, musing, preoccupation, daydreaming, vagueness, remoteness, absence, inattention, dreaminess, obliviousness, absence of mind, pensiveness, woolgathering, distractedness, bemusedness He noticed her abstraction and asked, 'What's bothering you?'

Translations

abstraction [æbˈstrækʃən] N

1. (= act) → abstraccíón f

2. (= absent-mindedness) → distraimiento m, ensimismamiento m

abstraction [æbˈstrækʃ^ən] n

(= abstract idea) → idée f abstraite

(= preoccupation) → air m préoccupé

(ART) (in art, sculpture) → abstraction f

abstraction

n → Abstraktion f; (= abstract term also) → Abstraktum nt; (= mental separation also) → Abstrahieren nt; (= extraction: of information etc) → Entnahme f; (= absent-mindedness) → Entrücktheit f (geh); to argue in abstractions → in abstrakten Begriffen or in Abstraktionen argumentieren

abstraction [æbˈstrækʃ/ən] n

a. (absence of mind) → distrazione f

b. (Philosophy) → astrazione f, concetto astratto