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Ab`strac´tive`ly

adv.

In a abstract manner; separately; in or by itself.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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As Vygotsky (1978) posited, when a learner synthesizes experiences mediated by the cultural tools and artifacts, a synthetical moment occurs as that learner reflects abstractively and is able to conceptualize meaning as a whole.

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