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abstract idea

abstract idea noun: an idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.

Noun

abstract idea (plural abstract ideas)

  1. (metaphysics) An idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see abstract, idea.

Forms of abstract idea

pluralabstract ideas

Questions about abstract idea

What does abstract idea mean?
Abstract idea means an idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.
What part of speech is abstract idea?
Abstract idea is a noun.
What is the plural of abstract idea?
The plural of abstract idea is abstract ideas.

Words near abstract idea in the dictionary

  1. abstract factory class
  2. abstract factory classes
  3. abstract factory pattern
  4. abstract factory patterns
  5. abstract harmonic analysis
  6. abstract idea
  7. abstract ideas
  8. abstract language
  9. abstract method
  10. abstract methods
  11. abstract model

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