Abstraction and Perception

Abstraction

Abstraction noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.
Usage example: to a people who have lived under one dictatorship after another, democracy and freedom are mere abstractions

Perception and abstraction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perception" instead a noun "Abstraction".

Perception

Perception noun - The ability to understand inner qualities or relationships.

Abstraction and perception are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abstraction" instead a noun "Perception".

How words are described

human human abstraction human perception
common common abstraction common perception
little little abstraction little perception
general general abstraction general perception
Other adjectives: overall.
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