Look up: Concept

1. concept
   unit of thought. The semantic content of a concept can be re-expressed by a combination of other and different concepts, which may vary from one language or culture to another. Concepts exist in the mind as abstract entities which are independent of the terms used to label them.
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2. Concept
   A general idea of understanding, especially one derived from specific instances or occurrences.
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3. concept
   [Noun] An idea.
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4. concept
   [n] - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
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5. Concept
   Concepts are abstractions from, and categorisations of, experience. They are 'mental representations of objects, entities, or events, stored in memory' (Roth and Frisby, 1986, p19). Alternatively, a concept is 'a mental representation of a category, which allows one to place stimuli in a category on
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6. Concept
   a mental construct that represents some part of the world, inevitably in a simplified form
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7. Concept
   A network of inferences that may be brought into play by an act of categorisation.
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8. concept
   Idea; in philosophy, the term `concept` has superseded the more ambiguous `idea`. To have a concept of dog is to be able to distinguish dogs from other things, or to be able to think or...
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9. concept
   class of instances in the domain under consideration Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • a general notion,an abstract idea Category: Statistics • a descriptive schema for a class of things or a particular instance of the schema with some of its ...
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10. Concept
    Con'cept noun [ Latin conceptus (cf. neut. conceptum fetus), past participle of concipere to conceive: confer French concept . See Conceit .] An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal. « The words
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11. concept
    1. An abstract idea or notion. ... 2. An explanatory variable or principle in a scientific system. ... Synonym: conception. ... Origin: L. Conceptum, something understood, pp. Ntr. Of concipio, to receive, apprehend ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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12. concept
    conception noun an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
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13. Concept
    • (n.) An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal.
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14. concept
    in the Analytic school of philosophy, the subject matter of philosophy, which philosophers of the Analytic school hold to be concerned with the ... [10 related articles]
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15. concept
    1. A general idea derived or inferred from specific instances or occurrences. 2. Something formed in the mind; a thought or notion. See synonyms at idea. 3. A scheme; a plan: `began searching for an agency to handle a new restaurant concept` (ADWEEK)....
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16. concept
    the active species of representation, by means of which our under¬standing enables us to think. By requiring perceptions to conform to the categories, concepts serve as 'rules' allowing us to perceive general relations be¬tween representations. (Cf. intuition.)
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17. Concept
    In logic syn. either with propositioned function (q.v.) generally or with monadic propositional function. The terminology associated with the word function is not, however, usually employed in connection with the word concept; and the latter word may serve to avoid ambiguities which have arisen from...
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18. concept
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kon′sept Definitions: 1. An abstract idea or notion. 2. An explanatory variable or principle in a scientific system. Synonyms: conception1
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19. Concept
    A `concept` (substantive term: `conception`) is a cognitive unit of meaning—an abstract idea or a mental symbol sometimes defined as a "unit of knowledge," built from other units which act as a concept`s characteristics. A concept is typically associated with a corresponding ...
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20. Concept
    (generic programming) In generic programming, a `concept` is a description of supported operations on a type, including syntax and semantics. In this way, concepts are related to abstract base classes but concepts do not require a subtype relationship. Languages using: The term was in use as ...
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21. Concept
    (disambiguation) A `concept` is a cognitive unit of meaning—an abstract idea or a mental symbol sometimes defined as a "unit of knowledge". `Concept` may also refer to:
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22. Concept
    (album) `Concept` is the ninth album by the Memphis, Tennessee-based R&B group The Sylvers. Released in 1981, This would be their only album for SOLAR Records label. Track listing: #"Reach Out" (Charmaine Sylvers, Nidra Beard) 6:14 #"Come Back Lover, Come Back"...
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