concept

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈkɒn.sɛpt/]

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1. concept (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.

2. concept (noun) — sense 2

Definition: Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).

Example: The words conception, concept, notion, should be limited to the thought of what can not be represented in the imagination; as, the thought suggested by a general term.

3. concept (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.

4. concept (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To conceive; to dream up.

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