abstract
adjective
thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
is abstracting
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present progressiveof abstract (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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What happens if the engraver is abstracting away from the observed particulars differently than the anatomist would?
From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2013
