Abstractive

//əbˈstɹæk.tɪv// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn.

    "The researcher proposed an abstractive model for text summarization."

  2. 2
    Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting wordnet

Synonyms

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summarysummativetheoretical

Example

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"This is so abstractive I can't even figure out what it means!"

Etymology

From Middle English abstractif, from Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus (“drawn away”) + -ivus (“-ive”). Equivalent to abstract + -ive.

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non-abstractive

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