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data
Noun
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Data is information, such as facts, numbers, photographs, etc.
A study using experimental data from ten schools found no difference between methods.
abstraction
Noun
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An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
Is it worth fighting a big war, in the name of an abstraction like sovereignty?
A line that has no width is only an abstraction.
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Abstraction is the state of being very deep in thought.
Andrew noticed her abstraction and asked, 'What's bothering you?'
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Abstraction is the use of shapes and patterns in art.
Her paintings grew larger, and the images changed from abstraction to realism.