conceptualization
Americannoun
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the act or process of forming a general notion or idea.
Students will have weekly coaching sessions to work on conceptualization and planning before starting work on their projects.
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a general idea or concept of something, combining all its characteristics or particulars.
This paradigm encourages a conceptualization of substance abuse prevention issues as a public health concern.
Other Word Forms
- reconceptualization noun
Etymology
Origin of conceptualization
Example Sentences
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“There is this new conceptualization of what energy security is about,” Pascual said.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
Anthropic was not involved in the conceptualization of the exhibit, Dimond said, though visitors can interact with its AI model Claude, as well as AI tools from OpenAI and ElevenLabs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025
In the first season of a new show, I imagine that the writing and the directing are based on the original conceptualization of the characters.
From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024
“This now-popular dessert in particular took months of conceptualization and tastings before being offered to our guests,” Janmohamed says.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024
In any event, I was stunned at what I was watching; the organization, the conceptualization, the pure order of what I was seeing floored me, and then it changed again, grew.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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