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abstractness

American  
[ab-strakt-nis, ab-strakt-nis] / æbˈstrækt nɪs, ˈæbˌstrækt nɪs /

noun

  1. the quality or fact of being abstract.


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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

This quality of purposeful abstractness makes everything sound and seem contrived.

From Washington Post Apr. 16, 2015

I loved the roughness of his hand, but I also really liked the graphicness and the abstractness of the cards.

From New York Times Apr. 3, 2011

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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