abstrahieren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
Senses
abstrahieren is used for these senses in English:
- abstract (transitive) To separate; to disengage. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- stylization Simplified representation; reduction to a pattern or conventional form; abstraction; decorative generalization.
abstract — full definition
- noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
- adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
- verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.