abstract

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Instead of relying only on patterns from data, it uses rules and abstract concepts such as shape and balance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

“Trans people aren’t abstract in this conversation,” Hack told Salon.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

My own experience watching these debates unfold has underscored how quickly abstract legal theories can translate into concrete consequences for voters.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Freud is depicted on a chair and enclosed with an abstract black-lined box that could be interpreted as a mental cage of sorts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Whereas the buildings of Sumer and Assyria were covered with brilliant mosaics and splendid pictorial murals, the Inka style was severe, abstract, stripped down to geometric forms—startlingly contemporary, in fact.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann