The higher the level of abstraction, the fewer tools we can use.

- The more you increase [[abstraction]], the less [[tools you can use]].

• The higher the level of abstraction, the more usable the range.

I saw my Scrapbox mentioned in /villagepump/complex-logarithmic-function.

relevance - Highly abstract concepts have a wide range of applications.

• Abstract concepts have a wide coupling range.

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