concept

English

/ˈkɒn.sɛpt/

noun
Definitions
  • An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
  • Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).
  • (programming) In generic programming, a description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French concept derived from Latin conceptus (received, derived from, held, conceived, adopted, caught, contained, etc, purpose, also a conceiving, a thought) root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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