abstracted (æbˈstræktɪd
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Definitions
adjective
- lost in thought; preoccupied
- taken out or separated; extracted
Alternative Forms
abˈstractedly adverb abˈstractedness nounSynonyms
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Definitions
adjective
- having no reference to material objects or specific examples; not concrete
- not applied or practical; theoretical
- hard to understand; recondite; abstruse
- denoting art characterized by geometric, formalized, or otherwise nonrepresentational qualities
- defined in terms of its formal properties ⇒
an abstract machine
- philosophy (of an idea) functioning for some empiricists as the meaning of a general term ⇒
the word ``man'' does not name all men but the abstract idea of manhood
noun
- a condensed version of a piece of writing, speech, etc; summary
- an abstract term or idea
- an abstract painting, sculpture, etc
- See in the abstract
verb
(tr)- to think of (a quality or concept) generally without reference to a specific example; regard theoretically
- to form (a general idea) by abstraction
- (also intr) to summarize or epitomize
- to remove or extract
- euphemistic to steal
Word Origin
C14: (in the sense: extracted): from Latin abstractus drawn off, removed from (something specific), from abs- ab-C14: (in the sense: extracted): from Latin drawn off, removed from (something specific), from 1 + to draw + trahere to drawSynonyms
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summary,
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Usage examples
I didn't feel good --- the brittle exchanges with Charlie and the worry of seeing Ben so abstracted and isolated had unsettled me.
, LOSING IT (2002)Data extraction Two independent reviewers assessed methodological quality and abstracted data.
British Medical Journal (2002)In Milan, fashion is a science, complete with highly abstracted proofs and solutions.
Globe and Mail (2003)That is, pretty minimal, largely abstracted , certainly not in any way minutely representational.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)The following figures have been abstracted from the relevant note.
, Finance for the Non-Financial Manager (1989)