Preconcept
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The mental precursor to a fully-formed concept.
"But out of their earliest concept of number, as a preconcept, a true concept may be constructed, by the child becoming aware of their own mental operations using the preconcept."
Example
More examples"But out of their earliest concept of number, as a preconcept, a true concept may be constructed, by the child becoming aware of their own mental operations using the preconcept."
Etymology
From pre- + concept.
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