(ˈ)abz|traktiv, əbzˈ-, -ab|st-, əbˈst-, -ēv adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus + -ivus -ive
1. : having the power of abstracting : of an abstracting nature
abstractive analysis
2.
a. : derived by a process of abstraction
an abstractive element
b. : belonging to or formed by abstraction
• ab·strac·tive·ly adverb