![[photo-1517570123306-d58896657b2c.jpg]] Photo by [Victor](https://unsplash.com/@victor_g?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/@victor_g?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) > Abstract objects are most commonly used in philosophy and semantics. They are sometimes called abstracta in contrast to concreta. The term abstract object is said to have been coined by Willard Van Orman Quine.[5] Abstract object theory is a discipline that studies the nature and role of abstract objects. It holds that properties can be related to objects in two ways: through exemplification and through encoding. [1] Ecosystem Abstract is logical interpretation of one or more entities connected together at various levels of perception and perspective. Abstract can have any name and can reference one or more objects. One of the advantages of Ecosystem Architecture is abstraction of anything proposing surprisingly easy way to represent Concepts without actually defining them with predefined level of detail. Fundamentally, we can't define everything inside Ecosystem Architecture, this will increase overall complexity of solution and defies purpose of Ecosystem Architecture. Abstracts are representing the way of setting boundaries around our thinking and are making complexity manageable. Boundaries differentiates what is IN and what is OUT (of entity or network of entities). Thus a boundary determines what is deemed relevant and irrelevant, what is important and what is not important. > An abstract structure may be represented (perhaps with some degree of approximation) by one or more physical objects – this is called an implementation or instantiation of the abstract structure. But the abstract structure itself is defined in a way that is not dependent on the properties of any particular implementation. [1] Ecosystem Abstracts could contain/reference other abstracts or abstracts connected to entities or other Ecosystems. Abstracts doesn't have to reference other objects but they have to be connected to all or just selected perspectives. This will ensure, they will be represented to correct target audience. Ecosystem Abstracts are the smallest** building blocks** of every ecosystem. They can represent mission critical components or just a simple entity important for perception lens of particular target audience interacting with ecosystem perspective. You can learn more about ecosystem abstracts (ecosystem entities) in articles related to [[MetaX - The Definition|MetaX]] (Ecosystem Framework) and in the future posts dedicated to Ecosystem Architecture and Methods. ## References [1] Wikipedia definitions ## Related to [[Ecosystem Architecture - Dimensions]] [[Ecosystem Architecture - Patterns]] [[Ecosystem Architecture - Perspective vs Perception]] [[Ecosystem Architecture - The Viewpoints]]