concretization

Definitions

1. The process of concretizing a general principle or idea by delineating, particularizing, or exemplifying it.
   uncountable
2. Something specific which is the result of a process of concretizing a general principle or idea.
   countable
3. An inability to generalize or perform abstraction accompanied by excessive concentration on specific details, as in a mental disorder or in cognition by children.
   uncountable

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Examples

“There are certain fields in general economics that are at present⟳ not so much in need⟳ of a broadening of the theoretical basis as in need⟳ of a minute working-out and concretization.”

“[Law] proceeds from the general (abstract) to the individual (particular); it is a process⟳ of increasing individualization and concretization.”

“This movement gave Sherman his first image—a roller skate—a concretization of pure motion.”

“Vodicka's reception history is an empirical study⟳ of the post-genesis fortunes of literary works as attested in recorded concretizations (diaries, memoirs, letters, critical reviews, and essays).”

“Another [patient] commented on the fact that the consultant had referred to two of them as "boys" in the demonstration. The concretization of a schizophrenic is exemplified here. One man thought this word meant that the consultant, in order⟳ "to keep⟳ things on the level of boy-girl, wanted everyone else to consider⟳ her as a girl, so the boys and girls could communicate."”

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