abstractive
adjUK /əbˈstɹæk.tɪv/ · US /æbˈstɹæk.tɪv/
Etymology From Middle English abstractif, from Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus (“drawn away”) + -ivus (“-ive”). Equivalent to abstract + -ive.
1
Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn.
- The researcher proposed an abstractive model for text summarization.
- Unlike extractive methods, abstractive summarization generates new phrasing.
1 more example
- The essay was praised for its abstractive qualities, showing insight rather than repetition.
2
Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction.
- Derived terms
- abstractively, abstractiveness, abstractivity, non-abstractive, nonabstractive