Concept vs. Theory
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.
Theorynoun
(obsolete) Mental conception; reflection, consideration.
Theorynoun
(sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principles of something known or observed; a hypothesis confirmed by observation, experiment etc.
Theorynoun
(uncountable) The underlying principles or methods of a given technical skill, art etc., as opposed to its practice.
Theorynoun
(mathematics) A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.
Theorynoun
A hypothesis or conjecture.
Theorynoun
A set of axioms together with all statements derivable from them. Equivalently, a formal language plus a set of axioms (from which can then be derived theorems).
Theorynoun
A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.
Theorynoun
An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science; as, the theory of music.
Theorynoun
The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory and practice of medicine.
Theorynoun
The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
Theorynoun
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena;
Theorynoun
a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena;
Theorynoun
a belief that can guide behavior;
Theory
A theory is a rational type of abstract thinking about a phenomenon, or the results of such thinking. The process of contemplative and rational thinking is often associated with such processes as observational study or research.
