abstractionnoun
1the quality or process of treating something in a theoretical way.
something which exists only as an idea.
2a state of preoccupation.
3abstract qualities in art.
4the process of abstracting something.
Thesaurusabstractionnoun
1philosophical abstractions: CONCEPT, idea, notion, thought, theory, hypothesis.
2she sensed his momentary abstraction: ABSENT-MINDEDNESS, distraction, preoccupation, dreaminess, inattentiveness, inattention, wool-gathering; thoughtfulness, pensiveness.
3the abstraction of metal from ore: EXTRACTION, removal, separation.