Conceptual
adjective
Related to or based on ideas or thoughts.
Her conceptual artwork was seen as groundbreaking.
Often appears as...
- conceptual understanding
- conceptual framework
adjective
Related to the concepts or concept development in the mind.
The conceptual stage of the project is the most crucial.
Often appears as...
- conceptual development
- conceptual stage
adjective
Involving or related to the formation of ideas.
Conceptual skills are an important part of leadership.
Often appears as...
- conceptual skills
- conceptual learning
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Academic
adjective
Related to or based on ideas or thoughts.
Her conceptual artwork was seen as groundbreaking.
Often appears as...
- conceptual understanding
- conceptual framework
adjective
Related to the concepts or concept development in the mind.
The conceptual stage of the project is the most crucial.
Often appears as...
- conceptual development
- conceptual stage
adjective
Involving or related to the formation of ideas.
Conceptual skills are an important part of leadership.
Often appears as...
- conceptual skills
- conceptual learning
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Idea Based
Use 'conceptual' when discussing something that originates from ideas rather than physical objects.
She provided a conceptual explanation for her invention.
Pro Tip 2/3Groundbreaking Work
'Conceptual' often describes innovative work in creative fields like art or design.
The gallery showcased conceptual designs by emerging artists.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Tangible
'Conceptual' can imply something is not yet concrete or tangible, existing mainly as an idea.
Her conceptual business plan needed more details.
Pro Tip 1/3Idea Based
Use 'conceptual' when discussing something that originates from ideas rather than physical objects.
She provided a conceptual explanation for her invention.
Pro Tip 2/3Groundbreaking Work
'Conceptual' often describes innovative work in creative fields like art or design.
The gallery showcased conceptual designs by emerging artists.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Tangible
'Conceptual' can imply something is not yet concrete or tangible, existing mainly as an idea.
Her conceptual business plan needed more details.
Pro Tip 1/3Idea Based
Use 'conceptual' when discussing something that originates from ideas rather than physical objects.
She provided a conceptual explanation for her invention.
Pro Tip 2/3Groundbreaking Work
'Conceptual' often describes innovative work in creative fields like art or design.
The gallery showcased conceptual designs by emerging artists.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Tangible
'Conceptual' can imply something is not yet concrete or tangible, existing mainly as an idea.
Her conceptual business plan needed more details.
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Why specializing early...
the central circle on the right probably looks larger to you because your brain is drawn to the relationship of the parts in the whole, whereas someone who hasn't been exposed to modern work with its requirement for adaptable, conceptual thought, will see correctly that the central circles are the same size. So here we are in the wicked work world,
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Ideasthesia: How do...
Rather than the traditional view, where our senses first capture a collection of colors and shapes, or some vibrations in the air, and our mind then classifies them as a tree or a siren, ideasthesia suggests that the two processes occur simultaneously. Our sensory perceptions are shaped by our conceptual understanding of the world.
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How we can turn the cold...
to help us with water conservation. Or perhaps with off-grid scenarios. Perhaps we could even directly generate power with this cold. There's a large temperature difference between us here on earth and the cold of space. That difference, at least conceptually, could be used to drive something called a heat engine
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Isaac Lidsky: What...
Here's where it gets interesting. To create the experience of sight, your brain references your conceptual understanding of the world, other knowledge, your memories, opinions, emotions, mental attention. All of these things and far more are linked in your brain to your sight.
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Art and architecture...
cityscapes in landscapes and realizing them in creating them imbued with utopian or dystopian ideals depending on whatever the conceptual framework is so that said this is the gap map and in the project it's actually a project narrative it's actually owned by gap but
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Can you still feel a...
many patients report pain primarily when they remove their prosthetics at night. And phantom limbs may in turn help patients conceptualize prosthetics as extensions of their bodies and manipulate them intuitively. There are still many questions about phantom limbs.
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How to write descriptivel...
Suddenly, they're on a beach about to fall in love. They're experiencing the story at both a visceral and a conceptual level, meeting the writer halfway in the imaginative play of creating a dynamic world of the senses. So when you write, use well-chosen words
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How to visualize one...
is poisonous to us. We encounter measurements like this pretty often, but because it's hard to conceptualize really large numbers, it's difficult to wrap our brain around what one part per million really means. So here are nine helpful ways to visualize it.
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Can you solve the killer...
any point in the habitat. That’s much easier to conceptualize and solve. Placing the nozzles at intersections where three or four tubes meet seems like your best bet since that’s where the robo-ants might otherwise change directions and miss your nozzles.
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Here's What We Know...
question is how are dolphins smart one thing we're interested in is how do dolphins make sense of their world how do they perceive their world how do they conceptualize their world how do they represent their world
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Why specializing early...
the central circle on the right probably looks larger to you because your brain is drawn to the relationship of the parts in the whole, whereas someone who hasn't been exposed to modern work with its requirement for adaptable, conceptual thought, will see correctly that the central circles are the same size. So here we are in the wicked work world,
Video examples
Ideasthesia: How do...
Rather than the traditional view, where our senses first capture a collection of colors and shapes, or some vibrations in the air, and our mind then classifies them as a tree or a siren, ideasthesia suggests that the two processes occur simultaneously. Our sensory perceptions are shaped by our conceptual understanding of the world.
Video examples
How we can turn the cold...
to help us with water conservation. Or perhaps with off-grid scenarios. Perhaps we could even directly generate power with this cold. There's a large temperature difference between us here on earth and the cold of space. That difference, at least conceptually, could be used to drive something called a heat engine
Video examples
Isaac Lidsky: What...
Here's where it gets interesting. To create the experience of sight, your brain references your conceptual understanding of the world, other knowledge, your memories, opinions, emotions, mental attention. All of these things and far more are linked in your brain to your sight.
Video examples
Art and architecture...
cityscapes in landscapes and realizing them in creating them imbued with utopian or dystopian ideals depending on whatever the conceptual framework is so that said this is the gap map and in the project it's actually a project narrative it's actually owned by gap but
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Can you still feel a...
many patients report pain primarily when they remove their prosthetics at night. And phantom limbs may in turn help patients conceptualize prosthetics as extensions of their bodies and manipulate them intuitively. There are still many questions about phantom limbs.
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
Suddenly, they're on a beach about to fall in love. They're experiencing the story at both a visceral and a conceptual level, meeting the writer halfway in the imaginative play of creating a dynamic world of the senses. So when you write, use well-chosen words
Video examples
How to visualize one...
is poisonous to us. We encounter measurements like this pretty often, but because it's hard to conceptualize really large numbers, it's difficult to wrap our brain around what one part per million really means. So here are nine helpful ways to visualize it.
Video examples
Can you solve the killer...
any point in the habitat. That’s much easier to conceptualize and solve. Placing the nozzles at intersections where three or four tubes meet seems like your best bet since that’s where the robo-ants might otherwise change directions and miss your nozzles.
Video examples
Here's What We Know...
question is how are dolphins smart one thing we're interested in is how do dolphins make sense of their world how do they perceive their world how do they conceptualize their world how do they represent their world
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Aesop Rock
American Musician
I don't see any of my records as any more or less conceptual than the others, and I don't really plan some overall idea in advance. The songs all get written under the umbrella of a certain time in your life, and it's natural to find themes that repeat within these periods.
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Mary McDonnell
American Actress
Actors are part of a certain percentage of people on this planet who have an emotional vocabulary as a primary experience. It's as if their life is experienced emotionally and then that is translated intellectually or conceptually into the performance.
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Eckhart Tolle
German Speaker
Dogmas are collective conceptual prisons. And the strange thing is that people love their prison cells because they give them a sense of security and a false sense of 'I know.' Nothing has inflicted more suffering on humanity than its dogmas.
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Ferdinand Christian Baur
German Theologian
The greater the conceptual significance of a literary product, the more it should be assumed that it is based on an idea that determines the whole, and that the deeper consciousness of the time to which it belongs is reflected in it.
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Mickalene Thomas
American Artist
The mirror is a powerful tool because it forces you to deal with yourself on a deeper level. Conceptually, paintings are like mirrors. They're an expression from the artist: 'This is how I view the world - I'm presenting it to you.
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Keke Palmer
American Actress
I grew up loving horror films. But I had to step away since I didn't want all that negative stuff in my psyche. I didn't want to conceptualize those thoughts into my life.
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Jay Roach
American Director
We had to do the same thing here. To top that sequel was quite a task. Mike had a couple of good conceptual humour and character ideas, which got me back into it.
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Robert Fripp
English Musician
However, in modern conceptual frameworks there is a more sophisticated view. I would say that the act of music exists in several worlds simultaneously.
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Genesis P-Orridge
English Musician
Within TG, we liberated the use of the lyric forever. There was no longer a taboo on what could be discussed in the conceptual format of a song.
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Paul Romer
American Economist
So human capital makes ideas, and ideas help make human capital. But still, they're conceptually distinct.
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Aesop Rock
American Musician
I don't see any of my records as any more or less conceptual than the others, and I don't really plan some overall idea in advance. The songs all get written under the umbrella of a certain time in your life, and it's natural to find themes that repeat within these periods.
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Mary McDonnell
American Actress
Actors are part of a certain percentage of people on this planet who have an emotional vocabulary as a primary experience. It's as if their life is experienced emotionally and then that is translated intellectually or conceptually into the performance.
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Eckhart Tolle
German Speaker
Dogmas are collective conceptual prisons. And the strange thing is that people love their prison cells because they give them a sense of security and a false sense of 'I know.' Nothing has inflicted more suffering on humanity than its dogmas.
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Ferdinand Christian Baur
German Theologian
The greater the conceptual significance of a literary product, the more it should be assumed that it is based on an idea that determines the whole, and that the deeper consciousness of the time to which it belongs is reflected in it.
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Mickalene Thomas
American Artist
The mirror is a powerful tool because it forces you to deal with yourself on a deeper level. Conceptually, paintings are like mirrors. They're an expression from the artist: 'This is how I view the world - I'm presenting it to you.
Quote examples
Keke Palmer
American Actress
I grew up loving horror films. But I had to step away since I didn't want all that negative stuff in my psyche. I didn't want to conceptualize those thoughts into my life.
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Jay Roach
American Director
We had to do the same thing here. To top that sequel was quite a task. Mike had a couple of good conceptual humour and character ideas, which got me back into it.
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Robert Fripp
English Musician
However, in modern conceptual frameworks there is a more sophisticated view. I would say that the act of music exists in several worlds simultaneously.
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Genesis P-Orridge
English Musician
Within TG, we liberated the use of the lyric forever. There was no longer a taboo on what could be discussed in the conceptual format of a song.
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Paul Romer
American Economist
So human capital makes ideas, and ideas help make human capital. But still, they're conceptually distinct.
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