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concept

n.

1. an idea that represents a class of objects or events or their properties, such as cats, walking, honesty, blue, or fast. See conceptualization; conjunctive concept; disjunctive concept. See also abstract idea.

2. in conditioning, a class of stimuli to which an organism responds in a similar or identical manner (see stimulus generalization) and that the organism discriminates from other classes. —conceptual adj.

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