ab·strac·tion 
/æbˈstrækʃən/ noun
plural ab·strac·tions /æbˈstrækʃən/ noun 1 [noncount] : the act of obtaining or removing something from a source : the act of abstracting something
▪ abstraction of data from hospital records 2 formal : a general idea or quality rather than an actual person, object, or event : an abstract idea or quality [count] ▪ “Beauty” and “truth” are abstractions. [noncount] ▪ the abstraction [=abstract quality] of his ideas 3 [noncount] somewhat formal : the state of someone who is not paying attention to what is happening or being said : an abstracted state
▪ She gazed out the window in abstraction.
▪ abstraction of data from hospital records
▪ She gazed out the window in abstraction.
