abstraction: Meaning and Definition of

ab•strac•tion

1. an abstract or general idea or term.
2. the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
3. an impractical idea; something visionary and unrealistic.
4. the act of taking away or separating; withdrawal: The sensation of cold is due to the abstraction of heat from our bodies.
5. secret removal, esp. theft.
6. absent-mindedness; inattention; mental absorption.
1. the abstract qualities or characteristics of a work of art.
2. a work of art, esp. a nonrepresentational one, stressing formal relationships.