korismos

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The term “abstraction” is the usual expression in medi - eval philosophical terminology for several processes distinguished in Aristotle's writings by different terms, viz., aphairesis (ἄφαιρεσις) and korismos (χωρισμός) described in different ways.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas JULIUS WEINBERG 1968
The term “abstraction” is the usual expression in medi - eval philosophical terminology for several processes distinguished in Aristotle's writings by different terms, viz., aphairesis and korismos described in different ways.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas 1925