Latvian

Noun

abstrakcija f (4th declension)

1. (usually singular) abstraction (logical process by which non-essential, accidental properties of an object or phenomenon are mentally removed, thus revealing the general, essential properties)

   zinātniskā, metafizikā abstrakcija‎ ― scientific, metaphysical abstraction

   analizējot ekonomiskās formas, nav iespējams lietot nedz mikroskopu, nedz ķīmiskus reaktīvus... kā viens, tā otrs jāaizstāj abstrakcijas spēkām‎ ― (when) analyzing economic forms, it is not possible a microscope or chemical reagents... both one and the other must be replaced by the power of abstraction

2. abstraction (concept, generalization resulting from this process)

   jēdziens ir abstrakcija‎ ― a concept is an abstraction

   dabas likuma abstrakcija‎ ― the abstraction of a law of nature

   matērijas abstrakcija‎ ― the abstraction of matter

   līnijas bez biezuma un platuma, kā zināms, dabā patstāvīgi neeksistē, un tātad matemātiskajām abstrakcijām ir neaprobežota nozīme tikai tīrās matemātikas ietvaros‎ ― lines without thickness and width, as is known, do not exist independently in nature, therefore mathematical abstractions have unbound meaning only within the framework of pure mathematics

3. abstraction (thought or conclusion removed from real life, from concrete circumstances; pointless theoretical speculation)

   atdalīt sajūtu no objekta, pēc Berklija domām, ir tukša abstrakcija‎ ― to separate the feeling from the object, after Berkeley's thoughts, is an empty abstraction

   viņa dzeja visnotaļ sakņojas reālajā pasaulē un nekur no tās neatraujas, lai nomaldītos abstrakcijās‎ ― his poetry is strongly rooted in the real world and does not stray anywhere from it in order to get lost in abstractions

Declension

Synonyms

• (of "logical process"): abstrahēšana

Antonyms

• konkrētība, konkrētums

Related terms

• abstrahēt
• abstrakts
• abstraktums