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erillinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  • detached adjective Not physically joined to anything else; standing separately.
  • discrete adj Separate and distinct from other things, rather than continuous or connected.
  • disjoint adj Not smooth or continuous; disjointed.
  • separate verb To divide something into parts, or to keep things or people apart from each other.
  • unattached adj Not physically joined or connected to something else.

Senses

erillinen is used for these senses in English:

  • abstract (now, rare) Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • detached Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
  • discrete Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
  • disjoint (set theory, not comparable) Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.
  • disjunctive Not connected; separated.
  • dividual Separate, distinct.
  • separate Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).
  • separate (followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).

abstract — full definition

  1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
  2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
  3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
  4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

detached — full definition

  1. adjective Not physically joined to anything else; standing separately.
  2. adjective Not emotionally involved; distant or impartial.

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