Picasso's work was abstract and sometimes hard to understand. From LearnThat.org.
He loved her only in the abstract--not in person. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
abstract words like `truth' and `justice'. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Let's abstract away from this particular example. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
abstract reasoning. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A large abstract painting. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : an abstract idea. ,abstract science. ,abstract speculations. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to abstract the notions of time, space, and matter. From Dictionary.com.
The term abstract comes from the Latin word abstractus, which literally means "drawn away". From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Why should they be interested in what you call abstract knowledge?. From Wordnik.com. [Neutron Star]
I owned a title abstract business in the 80's that had one employee. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
Bernard, nothing more than the abstract is available on the net for free. From Wordnik.com. [Social Security Privatization, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
It's a rubbish mag with no credible sources. on 11/27/2009, -1/+1That's what I call abstract rubbish. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
The question is this: to what extent can the analysis of a term abstract from the historical context of its use?. From Wordnik.com. [An Exchange on the New Grove] Reference
The journal's web site hasn't been updated to the current issue, so not even the abstract is available at the moment. From Wordnik.com. [You Didn't Think You Could Win, Did You?] Reference
Artist with an interest in abstract expressionism. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
I haven't read this, but the abstract is interesting. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: July 21, 2002 - July 27, 2002 Archives] Reference
That abstract from the social sciences was frightening. From Wordnik.com. [Special Post: Noether’s First Theorem – Emmy Noether for Ada Lovelace Day] Reference
August 30th, 2005 at 11: 15 pm abstract from the actual patent. From Wordnik.com. [Creative wins patent fight] Reference
The abstract is now made specific, the impersonal made personal. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
What struck me was the importance of metaphor in abstract reasoning. From Wordnik.com. [I Heart Steven Pinker, continued, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
I know they call it abstract art, but it's quite the opposite, isn't it?. From Wordnik.com. [They Can't Dance (So Don't Ask)] Reference
Neither the paper nor its abstract is available online yet, just its title. From Wordnik.com. [Medpundit] Reference
I think that WonderBaby is an artistic genius with a future in abstract art. From Wordnik.com. [The Art Of The Matter | Her Bad Mother] Reference
"Intelligence" in the abstract is never given as an explanation for anything. From Wordnik.com. [Bunny and a Book] Reference
"The question of whether they are realistic or abstract is irrelevant," she says. From Wordnik.com. [John Seed: Mari Lyons: Every Object Rightly Seen] Reference
The abstract is here, but it doesn't give much in the way of concrete information. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-02-01] Reference
I like it when Busey takes the time to explain abstract concepts like “spontaneity”. From Wordnik.com. [GARY BUSEY IS SORRY (KINDA)] Reference
News I was taking my first course in abstract mathematics, as well as four courses in economics. From Wordnik.com. [George A. Akerlof - Autobiography] Reference
It means a general lack of caring or interest, particularly in abstract or non-immediate things. From Wordnik.com. [In Defense of Apathy | Heretical Ideas Magazine] Reference
Of course, merely quoting the public source in the abstract is not a second unauthorized disclosure. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » “Left-Wing Radical”: Hannity Kicks Off Next Wilson Smear Campaign] Reference
What I like about your abstract is how you strive to locate the weblog in terms of cultural production. From Wordnik.com. [Blogs as Wunderkammern] Reference
Try slipping in some pron in a medical conference and see how fast your abstract is kicked to the door. From Wordnik.com. [Dear Fellow Rubyists « Dyepot, Teapot] Reference
Foreclosing government as a possible answer may be clever in abstract reasoning, but not in the realworld. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar] Reference
Foreclosing government as a possible answer may be clever in abstract reasoning, but not in the real world. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar] Reference
You can also read the abstract from the actual paper in Geology (in which the creature was described) here. From Wordnik.com. ["I don't sleep. I dream."] Reference
Sometimes, it is easy to forget the lofty goals of our profession or to think about them only in abstract terms. From Wordnik.com. [Saving the World] Reference
I mean, she WANTS a sister, too, but in abstract conversations, we have explained that parents don't get to chose. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend in Review] Reference
Phillip Barrish, University of Texas at Austin abstract about Phillip Barrish. From Wordnik.com. [Notes, "Critical Presentism", Romanticism and Contemporary Culture] Reference
JJL: As for the definition of "abstract" - how specific a definition do you want?. From Wordnik.com. [Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)] Reference
Because when you say 'abstract' --that kind of implies that it makes a picture in your mind. From Wordnik.com. [Represents] Reference
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