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Abstraction is the process or result of generalization by reducing the information content of a concept or an observable phenomenon, typically to retain only information which is relevant for a particular purpose. For example, abstracting a leather soccer ball to a ball retains only the information on general ball attributes and behaviour. Similarly, abstracting happiness to an emotional state reduces the amount of information conveyed about the emotional state. Computer scientists use abstraction to understand and solve problems and communicate their solutions with the computer in some particular computer language. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  lib.sparanoid.com 388px x 400px | 58.80kB [source page] sra sparanoid com Sparanoid Random Abstraction From Yahoo Image Search: "Abstraction"  marketingphotos.wordpress.com mvswanson Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:22:17 GM The Hammer Museum and Aperture Foundation present The Edge of Vision: . Abstraction. in Contemporary Photography, a panel discussion moderated by author and curator Lyle Rexer; participating artists include Walead Beshty and Susan ...  flickr.com (Jeremy Brooks) Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:13:18 GM Jeremy Brooks posted a photo: . Abstraction. Of A Romantic Evening.  markhneedham.com Mark Needham Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:03:01 GM I think there is always a trade off to be made when it comes to creating . abstractions. - creating the . abstraction. adds to the complexity of the code we're writing but it is often the case that creating it makes it easier for us to ... From Google Blog Search: "Abstraction"  news.google.com Reason Online It's always interesting to observe when politicians morph from humans into abstractions , particularly (though not only) in the hands of their political ... and more » news.google.com Saipan Tribune Process would let us think in concretion rather than abstraction . For example, at any meeting, when someone stands up and say, I disagree, a facilitator ... news.google.com VillageSoup Belfast The work ranges from complete realism to total abstraction , with a lot of strong, charcoal figure drawings and some portraits. Subjects included are the ... From Google News Search: "Abstraction" What is the difference between abstraction and distortion? Q. In my humanities class, we learned the ways of representing subjects. Among these are abstraction and distortion. How are they different. My teacher told me that an example for abstraction is a stick-man figure. But shouldn't that be under distortion? Asked by n_is_for_ninja - Tue Oct 16 09:02:50 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. well a stick man figure is a abstraction because it is reducing the human body if it were distorted it will have out of place eyes and so forth Abstraction--- is the process of generalization by reducing the information content of a concept or an observable phenomenon, typically in order to retain only information which is relevant for a particular purpose. For example, abstracting a leather soccer ball to a ball retains only the information on general ball attributes and behaviour. Similarly, abstracting an emotional state to happiness reduces the amount of information conveyed about the emotional state distortion--- is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic) of an object, image, sound, waveform or other form of… [cont.] Answered by artsy0606 - Thu Oct 18 11:54:33 2007 What is difference between encapsulation and abstraction and how are they related to each other? Q. What is difference between encapsulation and abstraction and how are they related to each other? Asked by Nirvana - Sun Jul 26 23:01:39 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments How do the concepts of abstraction, models, patterns, reuse, and methodology interrelate?
Q. How do the concepts of abstraction, models, patterns, reuse, and methodology interrelate? Asked by tom_allen95 - Mon Oct 1 15:23:25 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments From Yahoo Answer Search: "Abstraction" Abstraction is the process or result of generalization by reducing the information content of a concept or an observable phenomenon. Sourced
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