Abstraction (disambiguation)

Abstraction is a process or result of generalization, removal of properties, or distancing of ideas from objects.

Abstraction may also refer to:

  • Abstraction (art), art unconcerned with the literal depiction of things from the visible world
  • Abstraction (computer science), a process of hiding details of implementation in programs and data
  • Abstraction (linguistics), use of terms for concepts removed from the objects to which they were originally attached
  • Abstraction (mathematics), a process of removing the dependence of a mathematical concept on real-world objects
    • Hypostatic abstraction, a formal operation that transforms a predicate into a relation
    • Lambda abstraction, a definition of an anonymous function that produces a valid term in lambda calculus
  • Abstraction (sociology), a process of considering sociological concepts at a more theoretical level
  • Nucleophilic abstraction, a nucleophilic attack which causes part or all of a ligand to be removed from a metal
  • Water abstraction, the process of taking water from any source
  • Abstracting electricity, the crime of diverting electricity around an electricity meter and/or using it without paying for it

See also

  • Abstract (disambiguation)
  • Abstracting service
  • Abstract art, a movement in 20th-century Western art
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