abstraction — the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events or concrete objects
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events or concrete objects
Pronunciation (IPA): /æbˈstrækʃən/
Korean meaning: 추상, 추상화 (구체적인 것이 아닌 개념이나 아이디어를 다루는 것)
Korean pronunciation: 압-스트랙-션 (강세: 스트랙)
Example Sentences
- My professor's lecture was so full of abstraction that I felt like I was floating in a cloud of pure confusion.
- The artist's work moved from realistic portraits to complete abstraction over the years.
- Programming requires the ability to think in abstraction, turning real-world problems into code.
abstraction
NOUN//æbˈstrækʃən//
the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events or concrete objects
Ideas rather than concrete objects
Pure abstraction meets worldly attraction and distraction!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
라틴어 'abstractus'에서 유래되었으며, '끌어내다, 분리하다'라는 의미의 'abstrahere'에서 왔습니다. 마치 복잡한 현실에서 핵심만 '쏙' 뽑아내는 과정을 표현한 단어입니다.
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📝Examples
“My professor's lecture was so full of abstraction that I felt like I was floating in a cloud of pure confusion.”
“The artist's work moved from realistic portraits to complete abstraction over the years.”
“Programming requires the ability to think in abstraction, turning real-world problems into code.”
“His explanation was such a level of abstraction that even Einstein would have scratched his head.”
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