Physics is nonfigurative. It is based on concept, and it integrates a symbol system;

物理学是一门抽象的科学，它以抽象的概念为基元，形成了完整的一套符号体系；

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His nonfigurative pursuit toward his life during this period has intrigued many scholars who have made deep researches into it with their own thinking and emotional experience.

他这一时期对生命抽象的执着追寻，引发了诸多学者对此的研究热情，并在此融入了自我的情感体验和思索。

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Mr. Twist's rendering of music, once thought to be outrageously brutal and assaulting, proceeds in eye-filling and variously articulated stages with consistently nonfigurative elements.

WSJ: A Puppeteer's 'Rite' of Passage | Basil Twist | By Robert Greskovic