αφαίρεση — meaning in English

English meaning

• abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
• abstraction noun The process of considering an idea or quality separately from any specific object.
• deduction noun An amount subtracted from a total, such as from wages or taxable income.
• subtraction noun The process of subtracting a number from another.

Senses

αφαίρεση is used for these senses in English:

• abstract An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
• apheresis (phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial.
• aphesis (phonetics, linguistics, prosody) The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
• deduction That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.

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.

abstraction — full definition

1. noun The process of considering an idea or quality separately from any specific object.
2. noun A general idea or concept, as opposed to something concrete.
3. noun In computing, the hiding of implementation detail behind a simpler interface.

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