CONCEPT

concept, conception, construct

(noun) an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

concept (plural concepts)

An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.

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).

(programming) In generic programming, a description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.

Synonyms

• conception

• notion

• abstraction

Hyponyms

• conceptualization, conceptualisation, conceptuality

• notion

• scheme

• rule, regulation

• property, attribute, dimension

• abstraction, abstract

• quantity

• part, section, division

• whole

• law, natural law, law of nature

• hypothesis

• possibility

• theory

• fact

• rule

Source: Wiktionary

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Con"cept, n. Etym: [L. conceptus (cf. neut. conceptum fetus), p. p. of concipere to conceive: cf. F. concept. See Conceit.]

Definition: An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal. 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. Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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