abstractive
[ab-strak-tiv]
- having the power of abstracting.
- pertaining to an abstract or summary.
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A polarity is maintained throughout: the abstractive and the concretional.
The Mystery of SpaceRobert T. Browne
I will call such a set of durations an ‘abstractive set’ of durations.
The Concept of NatureAlfred North Whitehead
Accordingly an event-particle could cover no other abstractive element.
The Concept of NatureAlfred North Whitehead
Let σ be the name of any condition which some abstractive sets fulfil.
The Concept of NatureAlfred North Whitehead
There are classes of these abstractive elements which are of great importance.
The Concept of NatureAlfred North Whitehead