concept
Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French concept, from Latin conceptus, from concipiō ("to take in, conceive").

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈkɒn.sɛpt/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈkɑn.sɛpt/
Noun

concept (plural concepts)

  1. An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
  2. 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).
  3. (generic programming) A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.
Synonyms Related terms Translations Verb

concept (concepts, present participle concepting; simple past and past participle concepted)

  1. to conceive; to dream up



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