Concept vs. Rationale

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.

Rationalenoun

An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.

Rationalenoun

A justification or rationalization for something.

Rationalenoun

An explanation or exposition of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also, the principles themselves.

Rationalenoun

(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature);