abstractive
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Etymology
Origin of abstractive
From the Medieval Latin word abstractīvus, dating back to 1480–90. See abstract, -ive
Example Sentences
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Let σ be the name of any condition which some abstractive sets fulfil.
From The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 by Whitehead, Alfred North
In my last lecture I have already investigated one class of abstractive elements, namely moments.
From The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 by Whitehead, Alfred North
The intrinsic character of an event-particle is indivisible in the sense that every abstractive set covered by it exhibits the same intrinsic character.
From The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 by Whitehead, Alfred North
The first thing to do is to get hold of the class of abstractive elements which are in some sense the points of space.
From The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 by Whitehead, Alfred North
An ‘abstractive element’ is the whole group of abstractive sets which are equal to any one of themselves.
From The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 by Whitehead, Alfred North
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