abstraction >> /æbˈstrækʃ(ə)n/
Definition: [noun] The quality of dealing with ideas rather than events.
Example: topics will vary in degrees of abstraction
Definition: [noun] Freedom from representational qualities in art.
Example: geometric abstraction has been a mainstay in her work
Definition: [noun] A state of preoccupation.
Example: she sensed his momentary abstraction
Definition: [noun] The process of considering something independently of its associations, attributes, or concrete accompaniments.
Example: duty is no longer determined in abstraction from the consequences
Definition: [noun] The process of removing something, especially water from a river or other source.
Example: the abstraction of water from springs and wells