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concept

/ˈkɒn.sɛpt/
noun
  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. In generic programming, a description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.

Synonymsabstraction, conception, notion

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