conceptual
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In addition, the museum’s curators tended to be specialized in material culture — collecting and studying the museum’s several million objects and artifacts — rather than in conceptual storytelling.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
"By revisiting a long-standing textbook explanation with modern tools, our work aims to improve chemistry education and strengthen the conceptual foundations that support chemical innovation."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners gave conceptual approval to the perimeter fencing project in October, earmarking $2.3 million for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Each chapter surveys the hoof, trunk or some other segment of the conceptual elephant in more or less chronological progression and finishes with a brief summary of what readers ought to take away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
These, too, were called sciences—but philosophy and theology were purely conceptual explorations that lacked an accompanying applied skill.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing conceptual
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