All 3 Uses

abstract
in
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
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To be less abstract—Let us suppose...
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abstract = conceptual (dealing in concepts or ideas that are not associated with any specific instance)
His manner at these moments was frigid and abstract; his eyes were vacant in expression; while his voice, usually a rich tenor, rose into a treble which would have sounded petulantly but for the deliberateness and entire distinctness of the enunciation.†
I have already spoken of his abstract manner at such times.†

Definitions:

(1) (abstract as in: abstract thought)
of a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
(2) (abstract as in: read the abstract)
a summary; or to summarize -- especially academic writing
(3) (abstract as in: abstract art)
not imitating external reality or the objects of nature
(4) (abstracted as in: abstracted, so didn't notice)
lost in thought; or distracted by thoughts
(5) (abstracted as in: abstracted his wallet)
removed
(6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)