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Abstraction is the process of generalizing rules and concepts from specific examples, literal (real or concrete) signifiers, first principles, or other

Abstractionism is the theory that the mind obtains some or all of its concepts by abstracting them from concepts it already has, or from experience. One

In computing, an abstraction layer or abstraction level is a way of hiding the working details of a subsystem. Examples of software models that use layers

intellectual preoccupations in all areas of Western culture at that time. Abstraction indicates a departure from reality in depiction of imagery in art. This

Geometric abstraction is a form of abstract art based on the use of geometric forms sometimes, though not always, placed in non-illusionistic space and

Typically, abstraction is used in the arts as a synonym for abstract art in general. Strictly speaking, it refers to art unconcerned with the literal

λ-calculus) is a formal system for expressing computation based on function abstraction and application using variable binding and substitution. Untyped lambda

In software, an abstraction provides access while hiding details that otherwise might make access more challenging. It focuses attention on details of

A hardware abstraction is software that provides access to hardware in a way that hides details that might otherwise make using the hardware difficult

Look up abstraction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Abstraction is a process or result of generalization, removal of properties, or distancing of