Concept vs. Definition
Conceptnoun
abstract and general idea; an abstraction
Conceptnoun
understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and/or 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).
Conceptnoun
(programming) In generic programming, a description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.
Conceptnoun
An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal.
Conceptnoun
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
Conceptnoun
an abstract idea
Conceptnoun
a plan or intention
Conceptnoun
an idea or invention to help sell or publicize a commodity
Conceptnoun
(of a car or other vehicle) produced as an experimental model to test the viability of innovative design features
Conceptnoun
an idea or mental image which corresponds to some distinct entity or class of entities, or to its essential features, or determines the application of a term (especially a predicate), and thus plays a part in the use of reason or language.
Concept
Concepts are defined as abstract ideas or general notions that occur in the mind, in speech, or in thought. They are understood to be the fundamental building blocks of thoughts and beliefs.
Definitionnoun
A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
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A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
Definitionnoun
The action or process of defining.
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The act of defining; determination of the limits.
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A product of defining.
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The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
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Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
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Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
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Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
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(bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
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(programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
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(mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
Definitionnoun
The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.
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Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a description of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning of a word or term; as, the definition of "circle;" the definition of "wit;" an exact definition; a loose definition.
Definitionnoun
Description; sort.
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An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence.
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Distinctness or clearness, as of an image formed by an optical instrument; precision in detail.
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a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
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clarity of outline;
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a statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary
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an exact statement or description of the nature, scope, or meaning of something
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the action or process of defining something
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the degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound
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the capacity of a device to make images distinct in outline
Definition
A definition is a statement of the meaning of a term (a word, phrase, or other set of symbols). Definitions can be classified into two large categories, intensional definitions (which try to give the sense of a term) and extensional definitions (which try to list the objects that a term describes).
