# abstract type

> type in a nominative type system that cannot be instantiated directly

**Wikidata**: [Q1781552](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1781552)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_type)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/abstract-type


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013