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noun

a general notion or idea; conception.

an idea of something formed by mentally combining all its characteristics or particulars; a construct.

a directly conceived or intuited object of thought.

verb (used with object)

Informal. to develop a concept of; conceive: Experts pooled their talents to concept the new car.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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Origin:
1550–60; < Latin conceptum something conceived, orig. neuter of conceptus (past participle of concipere), equivalent to con- con- + cep- (variant stem of -cipere, combining form of capere to seize) + -tus past participle ending

Can be confused: concept, conception, inception.

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In this lesson, students investigate the scientific concepts and principles that help make common toys work.

It's difficult for policy makers and campus leaders to get their heads around abstract concepts of the future.

When people worry about a glut of liquidity, they are thinking of the first of these concepts.

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In this lesson, students investigate the scientific concepts and principles that help make common toys work.

It's difficult for policy makers and campus leaders to get their heads around abstract concepts of the future.

When people worry about a glut of liquidity, they are thinking of the first of these concepts.

Eco-friendly building incorporates a wide variety of concepts and strategies during the design and construction process.

Drawing as one attempts to learn science concepts can help in reasoning and basic understanding.

Usually these discussions leave my head spinning, unable to keep track of all of the concepts being flung my way.

The chefs presented brunch concepts that reflected the flavors of their home base.

But it doesn't have to be that way, as futuristic cell phone concepts constantly remind us.

He explained his concepts in speeches and seminars worldwide.

They present every topic as a series of skills and building-block concepts.

Have the engineers smuggle those concepts to the middle kingdom.

Tell students that for this activity, they will learn about the prairie, but first they need to review some basic concepts.

Much of my understanding of science has come from trying to represent certain concepts in code.

Contrived photos are those that are set up to show a particular physics concept or related set of concepts.

These aren't games, they're tech demos that let you try these new concepts.

Now our children can't recite multiplication tables or add, but they're great at concepts.

Religion generally intends to use rationally accessible language and concepts.

The methods they use to do this bear little relation to even nominal concepts of justice.

Before students examine migration patterns, they must understand what migration is and some of its key concepts.

Simulations, often touted by their vendors, only help to learn concepts and tend to distort the nature of science.

But in either case, the basic scientific concepts are still the same.

Control applications offer a good visual way to learn programming concepts.

Many of the puzzle clues involve mathematical concepts and themes.

Round these concepts whole societies, as well as stories, were organised.

Based on the results, you may want to reteach key science concepts such as survival needs and adaptation.

The general understanding of the concepts have to be taught before you get hung up on the nuances.

The core principles of the school are concepts of extension and outreach to the state's population.

It's always nice when bonkers design concepts become a reality.

But the real concepts here are money and reputation.

Such concepts have already been explored by some green-minded engineers.

We get satisfied investors with protection concepts fort hem and with adequate insurance solutions of our partners.

Quietly revolutionizing the theater community with her exploration of concepts of plagiarism in modern drama.

Here's a selection of our favorite motorized skateboard mods, from homebrewed death traps to corporate concepts.

Mathematical thought derives both from this natural ability and from concepts learnt culturally.

Despite its success, readers confessed to difficulty in grasping its more abstruse concepts.

He also added the earliest concepts of relativity and the concept of infinity.

Music can make the driest scientific concepts entertaining, or even hilarious.

But the hand and handiness are concepts that will be around for a few decades.

There are dictionary definitions for these concepts.

Sidebar mini games available on the site teach scientific concepts that can be used to help solve the larger mystery.

They learned to handle strategic, rather than purely tactical, concepts.

The explanatory power of his concepts proved irresistible.

Other concepts involve long flat mirrors and devices resembling satellite dishes.

Subjects were happy to apply concepts that did not attribute any feeling or experience.

To stand any chance of success, they have to be transferred as concepts embedded in people's heads.

Some philosophical wisdom is required to understand purely physical concepts.

They don't understand the concepts of opportunity cost and trade off.

But neuroscience is one area where big concepts certainly remain to be discovered.

New research on when young brains are best able to grasp fundamental concepts could reshape early education.

Is academic freedom a philosophical concept tied to larger concepts of individual dignity.

Strategic marketing is built around the core concepts of customer centricism and customer value.

But how do they actually link these concepts to real.

Yet it fails to take advantage of the full range of marketing concepts available.

Cognitive scientists explain how supernatural concepts migrate between minds.

Again, self-presentation and public versus private image were key concepts.

New study indicates that extraneous information in word problems may cover up mathematical concepts.

It seems incredible that one man injected all these concepts into our cultural consciousness.

As power-plug concepts go, the practical aspects of this plug with a built-in finger-hole are rather disappointing.

Marriott is already introducing some of the concepts in its hotels.

Based on the results, you may want to reteach key science concepts.

The concepts of time and change may emerge from a universe that, at root, is utterly static.

Sometimes all it takes to surprise your audience is the marriage of two incongruous gaming concepts.

Rather than scholarly desiderata or close readings, it had bigger fish to fry, taking the wide-angle lens of concepts like.

The only explanation is that somehow those concepts have been introduced into their secondary or tertiary level education.

He had given himself a break from the work and let his imagination wander about the concepts of space and time.

Having students draw, she says, forces them to prove they understand the concepts.

Finance and accounting are core concepts of the business world.

It was not the first graphical, mouse-driven computer, but it employed these concepts in a useful product.

Summarize the concepts of balancing short-term costs and benefits with long-term.

View a slide show of the nine space station concepts.

But the agency is continuing to bankroll concepts for a future decades away.

Now he uses the clickers to monitor students' understanding, guiding which concepts to review based on student responses.

Inform them that these concepts will be helpful later in the lesson.

It is such nuances within language that make subtle concepts and poetry beautiful.

We are supposed to imagine he's constructing big new concepts in his brain.

It is the place where concepts are learned that young, forming minds cannot generally grasp.

The fundamental themes and concepts of geography are more easily understood when viewed in the context of daily events.

Parents will also find additional background to help them explain the concepts.

You'll be applying concepts that good game developers go through whether designing for the screen or the table top.

Tests can provide solid data about whether students have mastered the facts and concepts required in a specific discipline.

Review the parts of the wave and the concepts of wave height and wavelength.

It really illustrates the concepts in an interesting and easy to grasp manner.

As you can tell by the kick-off question, the goal is to tackle some pretty broad concepts.

Some of these concepts may be a bit difficult for beginners.

And, as much as possible, it must limit the concepts and methods that it introduces to those that a schoolchild would understand.

Review the concepts students have learned in this lesson.

Ensuring proper application of the paint was one of the many concepts that were reinforced during the exercise.

Many states emphasise abstract concepts rather than history itself.

Review the parts of the wave and the concepts of wave height, wavelength, and wave period.

But as children mature, they begin to apply these physical concepts to abstract ideas.

Logg readily admits that he didn't come up with the original concepts for his biggest games.

Similar agile concepts have been around in manufacturing for years.

Review the parts of the wave and the concepts of wave height, wavelength and wave period.

Granted, there is a great deal of overlap between the concepts and many people use them interchangeably.

Each month, we'll propose a scenario and present some ideas and concepts.

Some need to outline concepts on paper, others go straight to computer.

Alternately, have them illustrate these concepts directly on their maps.

Imagine objects and manipulate them in your mind's eye to see new patterns and similarities between disparate concepts.

The finance department is exceptional and is frequently at the forefront of knowledge of the latest techniques and concepts.

Summarize the concepts of balancing short-term cost/benefits with long-term ones.

It has become obvious that science often struggles with complex concepts.

What kids today need is a fun way to learn scientific concepts.

He argues that the concepts of ageing and longevity must be separated.

Includes lots of fun facts and details that reinforce natural science concepts taught in elementary school.

The situation differs dramatically with regard to concepts in biology.

But it would merely refiect the understandings and the concepts of technology of the day.

Pairing such students with others who are more comfortable with the mathematical concepts may be helpful.

So there is an exact solution that is blocked out by these stupid scalar concepts of matter waves.

Yes, there were plenty of concepts and new models on display, but they'd been budgeted and built before the storm rolled in.

The third alternative, of course, is to strike a balance between those two concepts.

Through orgasmic realisations of universal concepts.

The products are all concepts so don't hold your breath for them to be available soon.

Reduce, reuse and recycle are separate but interconnected concepts that support the same goal of maintaining a healthy world.

Robertson's work attempts to make abstract concepts such as atomic weight and bonding radius more tangible.

Each month, we'll propose a scenario, and present some initial ideas and concepts.

Economic theory is always easier to fathom when concrete examples accompany airy concepts.

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Word Origin & History

concept

1550s, from M.L. conceptum "draft, abstract," in L. "(a thing) conceived," from pp. of concipere "to take in" (see conceive). In some 16c. cases a refashioning of conceit (perhaps to avoid negative connotations).

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Medical Dictionary

concept con·cept (kŏn'sěpt')
n.

An abstract idea or notion.
An explanatory principle in a scientific system. Also called conception.

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