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+ | "''Dom, head'' or ''hood, ship, ness, ity, tude'', and ''th'', how different soever in appearance, are, in signification, nearly the same; they are all used in forming what are called [[Concrete nouns and abstract nouns|abstract noun]]s; they are generally added to adjectives, and express that kind of idea which the mind is capable of forming, of qualities in a separate, or, as it" --''[[The English Master]]'', William Banks, 1823 | ||
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- | '''Abstract''' and '''concrete''' are classifications that denote whether a term describes an object with a physical [[referent]] or one with no physical referents. They are most commonly used in [[philosophy]] and [[semantics]]. Abstract objects are sometimes called '''''abstracta''''' (sing. '''''abstractum''''') and [[concrete object]]s are sometimes called ''[[concreta|concreta]]'' (sing. ''concretum''). An '''abstract object''' is an [[object (philosophy)|object]] which does not exist at any particular time or place, but rather exists as a [[Type (metaphysics)|type]] of thing, i.e. an [[idea]], or [[abstraction]]. | + | '''Abstract''' and '''concrete''' are [[classification]]s that denote whether a term describes an [[object]] with a physical [[referent]] or one with no physical referents. They are most commonly used in [[philosophy]] and [[semantics]]. Abstract objects are sometimes called '''''abstracta''''' (sing. '''''abstractum''''') and [[concrete object]]s are sometimes called ''[[concreta|concreta]]'' (sing. ''concretum''). An '''abstract object''' is an [[object (philosophy)|object]] which does not exist at any particular time or place, but rather exists as a [[Type (metaphysics)|type]] of thing, i.e. an [[idea]], or [[abstraction]]. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Abstraction]] | * [[Abstraction]] | ||
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* [[Abstract structure]] | * [[Abstract structure]] | ||
* [[Conceptual framework]] | * [[Conceptual framework]] |
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"Dom, head or hood, ship, ness, ity, tude, and th, how different soever in appearance, are, in signification, nearly the same; they are all used in forming what are called abstract nouns; they are generally added to adjectives, and express that kind of idea which the mind is capable of forming, of qualities in a separate, or, as it" --The English Master, William Banks, 1823 |
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Abstract and concrete are classifications that denote whether a term describes an object with a physical referent or one with no physical referents. They are most commonly used in philosophy and semantics. Abstract objects are sometimes called abstracta (sing. abstractum) and concrete objects are sometimes called concreta (sing. concretum). An abstract object is an object which does not exist at any particular time or place, but rather exists as a type of thing, i.e. an idea, or abstraction.
See also
- Abstraction
- Abstract structure
- Conceptual framework
- Immanuel Kant
- Nominalism
- Non-physical entity
- Object (philosophy)
- Object of the mind
- Philosophy of mathematics
- Platonic form
- Problem of universals
- Universal (metaphysics)