conceptually
Americanadverb
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in a way that pertains to concepts, ideas, theories, mental constructs or models, etc..
While web development is easy to describe conceptually, implementation involves an overwhelming array of languages, platforms, and templates.
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in a way that pertains to design or creative vision.
Your donation page should feel aesthetically and conceptually in line with the rest of your organization's online presence.
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While World Models have conceptually been around for decades, one inspiration for this work was an influential paper published in 2018 by David Ha and Jurgen Schmidhuber, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“I love this sort of ceremonial procession as you walk through the sphinxes and columns — these figures who have created safe space for me, literally, conceptually, spiritually,” Halsey says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
These regulations are therefore conceptually different from the one struck down in West Virginia v.
From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2026
“It was just a good way to conceptually understand and get started,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
Kepler was thus conceptually prepared to find a mathematical order in the snowflake.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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