Abstract

• consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
• pilfer: make off with belongings of others
• existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
• abstraction: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
• consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
• not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting"
• outline: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
• give an abstract (of)
• dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
• In law, an abstract is a brief statement that contains the most important points of a long legal document or of several related legal papers.
• An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline.
• a summary of a larger work, such as an article, book, or dissertation, included with citation information in many databases.
• a short summary of an article or book; abstracts are provided along with citation information in many periodical indexes, and may be written by either the paper's author or an indexer.
• Summary of an article, book, or other written publication.
• a summary of a magazine or journal article, or a book.
• A summary; an abridgment. Before the use of photostatic copying, public records were kept by abstracts of recorded documents.
• A summary of the public records relating to the title to a particular piece of land. An attorney or title insurance company reviews an abstract of title to determine whether there are any title defects which must be cleared before a buyer can purchase clear, marketable, and insurable title.
• Express important points of the documented content as concept(s) apart from itself. Do not refer to any part of the content, or speak of results, conclusions or recommendations, yet summarize the content without using examples.
• An abstract is a short summary describing the main idea or content of a work such as an article, book or dissertation.
• A summary of the contents of a periodical article or book.
• a written summary of the main points in a document.
• A summary of an article.
• A short account of the contents of an article, book, dissertation, report, etc.
• A summary of a journal or magazine article, book. Use abstracts to determine of the content of the reading is relevant to your topic.