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#abstraction in #NLProc: a thread >>
According to Wing 2011, #abstraction in natural language is the act of referring to a set of elements via their shared properties, discarding irrelevant distinctions.
It can be a shape they make ("object"), order of traversal ("control structure") or a condition they all meet>>
It can be a shape they make ("object"), order of traversal ("control structure") or a condition they all meet>>
From a human communication perspective, speakers make ample use of abstractions expressed in NL, in order to convey complex non-trivial instructions efficiently.
Crucially, the use of such abstract structures in NL is done informally, intuitively, and w/o any formal training >>
Crucially, the use of such abstract structures in NL is done informally, intuitively, and w/o any formal training >>
