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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"Our results bring order to a system that was previously thought to lack order, which changes conceptually how we think this works," said Datta, senior author of the study.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 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
A conceptually interesting piece, its arrangement is too cramped.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
It requires an ability to move back and forth between the concrete and the abstract, the immediate example and a scientific theory, and this movement is conceptually and historically problematic.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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