conceptual

American  

[kuhn-sep-choo-uhl] / kənˈsɛp tʃu əl /

adjective

1. pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.

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conceptual British  

/ kənˈsɛptjʊəl /

adjective

1. relating to or concerned with concepts; abstract

2. concerned with the definitions or relations of the concepts of some field of enquiry rather than with the facts

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Other Word Forms

• conceptuality noun
• conceptually adverb
• nonconceptual adjective
• postconceptual adjective
• unconceptual adjective

Etymology

Origin of conceptual

First recorded in 1655–65; Medieval Latin conceptuālis; conceptus, -al ¹

Example Sentences

Showing that the Kondo effect can operate in opposite ways depending on spin size offers a new perspective on quantum matter and establishes a fresh conceptual foundation for designing spin-based quantum devices.

From Science Daily

The Globe specified that the model being developed "was a conceptual and theoretical framework, not a military plan, which is an actionable and step‑by‑step directive for executing operations."

From Barron's

They point to both methodological and conceptual weaknesses in the study design and say the discrepancy can be explained by a well-known cognitive bias called the subadditivity effect.

From Science Daily

As Mr. Thaler reports, “despite the empirical robustness and conceptual importance of these findings, insights from behavioral economics remain largely absent from mainstream economics textbooks.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“They see cyber as another means…to achieve the same conceptual goal.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• theoretical
• visionary