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Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
abstract — abstracts, abstracting, abstracted (The adjective and noun are pronounced [[t]æ̱bstrækt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]æbstræ̱kt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and… … English dictionary
Abstract rewriting system — In mathematical logic and theoretical computer science, an abstract rewriting system (also (abstract) reduction system or abstract rewrite system; abbreviation ARS) is a formalism that captures the quintessential notion and properties of… … Wikipedia
abstract — abstracter, n. abstractly, adv. abstractness, n. adj. /ab strakt , ab strakt/; n. /ab strakt/; v. /ab strakt / for 11 14, /ab strakt/ for 15, adj. 1. thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract… … Universalium
abstract — I UK [ˈæbstrækt] / US [ˈæbˌstrækt] / US [æbˈstrækt] adjective ** 1) abstract ideas exist as thoughts in the mind, and are not related to physical objects or real events and actions abstract idea/concept/principle/notion: Mathematics is concerned… … English dictionary
abstract — adjective abstrakt 1》 theoretical rather than physical or concrete. ↘(of a noun) denoting an idea, quality, or state. 2》 relating to or denoting art that does not attempt to represent external, recognizable reality. verb əb strakt 1》 extract… … English new terms dictionary
abstract — ab·stract / ab ˌstrakt/ n 1: a summary of a legal document 2: abstract of title ab·stract /ab strakt, ab ˌstrakt/ vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
Something from nothing — argument is a philosophical argument that proves logically: The existence of any thing cannot have come from nothing or no thing nor could it have ever existed at all.To partially grasp this understanding the philosopher must first realise that… … Wikipedia
From an Abandoned Work — a “ for radio” [ The Faber Companion to Samuel Beckett , p 213] by Samuel Beckett, was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Third Programme on Saturday 14th December 1957 along with a selection from Molloy. Donald McWhinnie, who had already had a gr … Wikipedia
abstract — ► ADJECTIVE 1) theoretical rather than physical or concrete. 2) (of art) achieving its effect through colour and shapes rather than attempting to represent recognizable reality. ► VERB 1) extract or remove. 2) consider theoretically or separately … English terms dictionary
Abstract labour and concrete labour — Part of a series on Marxism … Wikipedia
Abstract art — Kazimir Malevich, Black Square, c. 1913 Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.[1] Western art had been, from the… … Wikipedia
