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Monday, 05/09/2011 1:20:18 PM

Monday, May 09, 2011 1:20:18 PM

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World English Dictionary
concept ('k?ns?pt)

— n
1. an idea, esp an abstract idea: the concepts of biology
2. philosophy a general idea or notion that corresponds to some class of entities and that consists of the characteristic or essential features of the class
3. philosophy
a. the conjunction of all the characteristic features of something
b. a theoretical construct within some theory
c. a directly intuited object of thought
d. the meaning of a predicate
4. ( modifier ) (of a product, esp a car) created as an exercise to demonstrate the technical skills and imagination of the designers, and not intended for mass production or sale

[C16: from Latin conceptum something received or conceived, from concipere to take in, conceive ]