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—abstractively, adv. —abstractiveness, n./ab strak"tiv/, adj.1. having the power of abstracting.2. pertaining to an abstract or summary.[1480-90; < ML abstractivus. See ABSTRACT, -IVE]
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Abstractive — Ab*strac tive, a. [Cf. F. abstractif.] Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature. The abstractive faculty. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abstractive — [ab strak′tiv] adj. 1. that abstracts or can abstract 2. of or having to do with abstraction abstractively adv … English World dictionary
abstractive — adjective of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting (Freq. 1) abstractive analysis • Similar to: ↑theoretical, ↑theoretic • Derivationally related forms: ↑abstract … Useful english dictionary
abstractive — adjective see abstraction … New Collegiate Dictionary
abstractive — adjective Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature … Wiktionary
abstractive — É™b stræktɪv adj. withdrawing; having the ability to abstract; summarizing … English contemporary dictionary
abstractive — ab·strac·tive … English syllables
abstractif — abstractif, ive [ apstraktif, iv ] adj. • 1747; « abstrait » 1510; lat. abstractivus ♦ Qui abstrait, sert à former des idées abstraites. « Il n avait sûrement pas assez de culture historique, ou de subtilité intellectuelle, ou de finesse… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Automatic summarization — is the creation of a shortened version of a text by a computer program. The product of this procedure still contains the most important points of the original text. The phenomenon of information overload has meant that access to coherent and… … Wikipedia
abstractivement — ⇒ABSTRACTIVEMENT, adv. 1. LOG. D une manière abstractive. Cf. abstractif : • 1. Il a considéré abstractivement cette qualité. LITTRÉ. 2. Lang. cour. Abstractivement de. Abstraction faite, en ne tenant pas compte de. (LITTRÉ Suppl. 1877). Rem. 1.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
