ab·strac·tion 
(ăb-străkshən, əb-)
(ăb-străkshən, əb-)n.
1.
a. The act of abstracting or the state of having been abstracted.
b. An abstract concept, idea, or term.
c. An abstract quality.
2. Preoccupation; absent-mindedness.
3. An abstract work of art.
ab·straction·al, ab·stractive adj.