Peter F. Patel-Schneider wrote: > ******************** > # Abstraction (computer science), a mechanism and practice to reduce and > factor out details so that one can focus on few concepts at a time > # Abstraction (mathematics), the process of extracting the underlying > essence of a mathematical concept, removing any dependence on real > world objects > # Abstraction (sociology), the varying levels at which theoretical concepts > can be understood > ******************** > I see no contradications with the use of the word I made: A semantics S1 is more abstractsa than a semanrtics S2 if it leaves out some aspects that S2 does not leave out. :-) FrancoisReceived on Tuesday, 9 May 2006 14:19:01 GMT
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