abstrahere

This process is known as abstraction, from the Latin abstrahere, which is literally "to drag out."

John Duns Scotus Williams, Thomas 2007

In all probability, it was Boethius who introduced the Latin abstractio and abstrahere to translate these Greek nouns and the re - lated verbs.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas JULIUS WEINBERG 1968

In all probability, it was Boethius who introduced the Latin abstractio and abstrahere to translate these Greek nouns and the re - lated verbs.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas 1925

If the man of the critical school takes the pithy aphorism "Melius autem est naturam secare quam abstrahere" [1] for his motto, the champion of free speculation may retort with another from the same hand, "Citius enim emergit veritas e falsitate quam e confusione;" [2] and each may adduce abundant historical proof that his method has contributed as much to the progress of knowledge as that of his rival.

Freie wissenschaft und freie lehr. English Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876

En bakside ved denne egenskapen er nemlig at de samme menneskene er i god stand til å skjønnmale, bortforklare og abstrahere sine egne dårlige sider og svake øyeblikk.

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