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conceptual

[kuhn-sep-choo-uhl] / kənˈsɛp tʃu əl /
ADJECTIVE
abstract
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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

I frequently struggle to find the right words to describe the elements weaving together the concrete and the conceptual, so I find it simpler to sum up all that as magic.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Deciding to purchase a CD is just a conceptual first step, because CDs need to be shopped.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

This is the best-case scenario, because the problem pushes us in new conceptual directions that often have value far beyond the original problem—and sometimes beyond mathematics itself.

From Slate Jun. 22, 2026

Their conceptual apparatus is Aristotelian, and they seek to address a gap or anomaly in the Aristotelian scheme of knowledge.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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