in an abstract manner; in a way that focuses on ideas rather than concrete examples or reality.
From abstract + -ly adverb suffix. Standard formation creating an adverb from the adjective abstract.
When a teacher says 'let's think about this abstractly,' they mean strip away all the real-world details and focus on the pure logical structure underneath—which is harder but often reveals truth.
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