Conceptual

/kənˈsɛp.t͡ʃu.əl/ adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.

    "The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification."

  2. 2
    Existing only in the imagination.

    "We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing."

  3. 3
    Of or relating to conceptualism.
Adjective
  1. 1
    being or characterized by concepts or their formation wordnet

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abstractabstract adjectiveabstract conceptabstract descriptorabstract entityabstract exercises

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"Perception is based, to a very large extent, on conceptual models - which are always inadequate, often incomplete and sometimes profoundly wrong."

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin conceptuālis, from Latin conceptus, perfect passive participle of concipiō (“take hold of; conceive”); see concept and -al.

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