concept
n. idea, thought | ||||
Search Dictionary:
Concept definition was found in categories: Language, Idioms & Slang(3) Law(1) Arts & Humanities(4) Business & Finance(1) Science & Technology(3) Medicine(1) Encyclopedia(1)
Concept Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Concept
(n.)
An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal.
(n.)
An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal.
| WordNet 2.0 |
concept
Noun
1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
(synonym) conception, construct
(hypernym) idea, thought
(hyponym) conceptualization, conceptualisation, conceptuality
(derivation) gestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise
Noun
1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
(synonym) conception, construct
(hypernym) idea, thought
(hyponym) conceptualization, conceptualisation, conceptuality
(derivation) gestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise
| hEnglish - advanced version |
concept
concept
\con"cept\ (?), n. [l. conceptus (cf. neut. conceptum fetus), p. p. of concipere to conceive: cf. f. concept. see conceit.] an abstract general conception; a notion; a universal. the words conception, concept, notion, should be limited to the thought of what can not be represented in the imagination; as, the thought suggested by a general term. w. hamilton.
concept
n : an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances [syn: conception, construct]
[ant: misconception]
similar words(1)
lexicalized concept
concept
\con"cept\ (?), n. [l. conceptus (cf. neut. conceptum fetus), p. p. of concipere to conceive: cf. f. concept. see conceit.] an abstract general conception; a notion; a universal. the words conception, concept, notion, should be limited to the thought of what can not be represented in the imagination; as, the thought suggested by a general term. w. hamilton.
concept
n : an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances [syn: conception, construct]
[ant: misconception]
similar words(1)
lexicalized concept
Concept Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| USPTO Patent and Trademark Glossary |
concept
an idea or design
Context: Patent
an idea or design
Context: Patent
Concept Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
concept
informatio
informatio
| Glossary of Kant's Technical Terms |
concept
the active species of representation, by means of which our understanding enables us to think. By requiring perceptions to conform to the categories, concepts serve as 'rules' allowing us to perceive general relations between representations. (Cf. intuition.)
the active species of representation, by means of which our understanding enables us to think. By requiring perceptions to conform to the categories, concepts serve as 'rules' allowing us to perceive general relations between representations. (Cf. intuition.)
| Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind |
concept
A semantically evaluable, redeployable constituent of thought , invoked to explain properties of intentional phenomena such as productivity and systematicity . Applied to an assortment of phenomena including mental representations, images, words, stereotypes, senses, properties, reasoning abilities, mathematical functions, etc. See nonconceptual content .
<Discussion> <References > Chris Eliasmith & Pete Mandik
A semantically evaluable, redeployable constituent of thought , invoked to explain properties of intentional phenomena such as productivity and systematicity . Applied to an assortment of phenomena including mental representations, images, words, stereotypes, senses, properties, reasoning abilities, mathematical functions, etc. See nonconceptual content .
<Discussion> <References > Chris Eliasmith & Pete Mandik
| Kant Glossary |
CONCEPT
[L:40] Concepts are opposed to intuitions as types of representations. Whereas intuitions have their source in the faculty of sensibility (in receptivity), concepts have theirs in the understanding (in spontaneity, as rules for synthesis).Kant also characterizes the distinction between intuitions and concepts as that between intuitive and discursive cognitions--thus when Kant claims that we have a discursive intellect, he means that we think through concepts (cp. A19/B33). [The objects in question are appearances.
[L:97] Among other distinctions (e.g., higher and lower, wider and narrower), Kant distinguishes pure concepts (which are also a priori concepts) from empirical concepts (which are also a posteriori). Simply put, a pure concept is one which is not "abstracted from" or "drawn from" experience, "but springs from the understanding even as to content". In the Critique, the categories are examples of pure concepts; Kant holds that these concepts, at least, are necessary for experience and knowledge. Empirical concepts "spring from" actual experience, "from which they have been extracted as to their content".
[L:40] Concepts are opposed to intuitions as types of representations. Whereas intuitions have their source in the faculty of sensibility (in receptivity), concepts have theirs in the understanding (in spontaneity, as rules for synthesis).Kant also characterizes the distinction between intuitions and concepts as that between intuitive and discursive cognitions--thus when Kant claims that we have a discursive intellect, he means that we think through concepts (cp. A19/B33). [The objects in question are appearances.
[L:97] Among other distinctions (e.g., higher and lower, wider and narrower), Kant distinguishes pure concepts (which are also a priori concepts) from empirical concepts (which are also a posteriori). Simply put, a pure concept is one which is not "abstracted from" or "drawn from" experience, "but springs from the understanding even as to content". In the Critique, the categories are examples of pure concepts; Kant holds that these concepts, at least, are necessary for experience and knowledge. Empirical concepts "spring from" actual experience, "from which they have been extracted as to their content".
RIGHT (CONCEPT OF)
[A43/B61] In the context of the distinction between clear and confused representations, Kant distinguishes "the representation of a body in intuition" from "a concept in the understanding" (exactly why he makes this contrast here is unclear; he denies that appearances are always confused). Despite the apparent confusion in our concept of right (an aggregate of "the subtlest speculation we can develop out of it"), Kant insists that "`right' can never be an appearance; it is a concept in the understanding, and represents a property (the moral property) of actions, which belong to them in themselves".
Concept Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary |
Concept
a mental process grouping similar objectives, events, or people (products and services) into a meaningful cluster or linkage.
a mental process grouping similar objectives, events, or people (products and services) into a meaningful cluster or linkage.
Concept Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Soil Glossary - Mani |
Concept
General notion.
General notion.
| Agricultural Glossary/yigini2004 |
Concept
: General notion.
: General notion.
| Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems |
Concept
a word or phrase used in propositions purporting to describe real world relationships. Concepts are neither true nor false, only more or less useful. (Umpleby )
The cognitive meaning of a term and the smallest unit of (conscious) thought processes. Concepts are neither true nor false but more or less applicable (a) to recognize an object as an instance of the concept, (see recognition ) (b) to produce or to understand sentences in which the concept is expressed and (c) to develop constructs or cognitive system s using the concept in question. Regarding (a) concepts provide decision rules for determining class membership rather than extensional membership lists. E.g., the concept "TV commercial" specifies certain defining features which when present identify a sequence of TV images as an instant of the concept without prior knowledge of its class membership (see connotation ). (Krippendorff )
a word or phrase used in propositions purporting to describe real world relationships. Concepts are neither true nor false, only more or less useful. (Umpleby )
The cognitive meaning of a term and the smallest unit of (conscious) thought processes. Concepts are neither true nor false but more or less applicable (a) to recognize an object as an instance of the concept, (see recognition ) (b) to produce or to understand sentences in which the concept is expressed and (c) to develop constructs or cognitive system s using the concept in question. Regarding (a) concepts provide decision rules for determining class membership rather than extensional membership lists. E.g., the concept "TV commercial" specifies certain defining features which when present identify a sequence of TV images as an instant of the concept without prior knowledge of its class membership (see connotation ). (Krippendorff )
Concept Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of Confusing NIH Terms |
Concept
The earliest, planning stage of an initiative [request for applications (RFA), request for proposals (RFP), or program announcement (PA)]. Concepts are brought before the NIAID advisory Council for concept clearance. Not all concepts cleared by Council are published as initiatives depending on the availability of funds. Go to NIAID Concepts.
The earliest, planning stage of an initiative [request for applications (RFA), request for proposals (RFP), or program announcement (PA)]. Concepts are brought before the NIAID advisory Council for concept clearance. Not all concepts cleared by Council are published as initiatives depending on the availability of funds. Go to NIAID Concepts.
Concept Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Concept
As the term is used in mainstream cognitive science and philosophy of mind, a concept is an abstract idea or a mental symbol, typically associated with a corresponding representation in and language or symbology.
A vast array of accounts attempt to explain the nature of concepts. According to classical accounts, a concept denotes all of the entities, phenomena, and/or relations in a given category or class by using definitions. Concepts are abstract in that they omit the differences of the things in their extension, treating the members of the extension as if they were identical. Classical concepts are universal in that they apply equally to every thing in their extension. Concepts are also the basic elements of propositions, much the same way a word is the basic semantic element of a sentence. Unlike perceptions, which are particular images of individual objects, concepts cannot be visualized. Because they are not themselves individual perceptions, concepts are discursive and result from reason.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |