abstractness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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We all value precision in claims as compared to vagueness and concreteness as compared to abstractness.
From Salon • Jul. 11, 2023
And although “Night Colonies” strikes a surprisingly haunting tone with the contrast it presents between free will and self-determination, its abstractness demands a fair amount of patience.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2021
Its size, abstractness and rolling, all-over composition set the stage for his later work — though he would take a few years to fully absorb its implications — and has influenced generations of artists.
From New York Times • May 7, 2015
This quality of purposeful abstractness makes everything sound and seem contrived.
From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2015
The errors, then, lie not in the abstractness or concreteness, not in geometry or physics, but in a calculator who does not know how to make a true accounting.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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