Abstractions

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I've looked it up, but still can't see clearly what does this word "abstractions" means. Anyone able to provide a good simple definition and examples so I'll always know..

― logged outing, Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

bit drunk, sorry,

― logged outing, Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:24 (twenty years ago)

also, what is the differnce between "reflections" and "refractions"?

― logged outing, Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:29 (twenty years ago)

oah, why am I asking you lot, you lot don't know.

― logged outing, Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

it's difficult, to answer, when you're asked to explain something very basic, sorry

an abstraction is just the alteration of something, to make it more abstract>?

http://online.cctt.org/physicslab/content/Phy1/lessonnotes/rippletankphenomena/lawofreflection.gif http://sol.sci.uop.edu/~jfalward/refraction/glassairrefract.jpg

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:34 (twenty years ago)

you are the poor man's me, RJG

― logged outing, Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:37 (twenty years ago)

you're bound to type that

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:40 (twenty years ago)

Frankly, this sort of outpouring of postmodernism is exactly what I would expect from people who spend most of their waking days on chat boards.

― Plunging Hen, Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:42 (twenty years ago)

it's better than doing it during their wanking days

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 9 August 2005 13:44 (twenty years ago)

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