conceptual
adjective
con·cep·tu·al
kən-ˈsep-chə-wəl 
-chü-əl,
kän-,
-chəl,
-shwəl
: of, relating to, or consisting of concepts
conceptual thinking
the project's conceptual and technical hurdles
conceptual designs
conceptually
adverb
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The plans have both conceptual and practical difficulties.
conceptual thinking is often the most demanding kind of mental activity
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The Shakespearean conceptual artist who turned Romeo and Juliet into Hopeless Fountain Kingdom.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
This is the conceptual link between WOC and the finance-theoretic concept known as the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH).
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Arkani-Hamed and his collaborators aspire to bring about a conceptual revolution of the sort that rocked physics in the late 1700s.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
The inaugural award was initially intended to go to one artist but was instead granted to two: Julian Charrière, a French-Swiss conceptual artist based in Berlin, and Cecilia Vicuña, a Chilean poet and weaver who splits time between New York Santiago, Chile.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
This is the conceptual link between WOC and the finance-theoretic concept known as the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH).
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Arkani-Hamed and his collaborators aspire to bring about a conceptual revolution of the sort that rocked physics in the late 1700s.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
The inaugural award was initially intended to go to one artist but was instead granted to two: Julian Charrière, a French-Swiss conceptual artist based in Berlin, and Cecilia Vicuña, a Chilean poet and weaver who splits time between New York Santiago, Chile.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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conceptual
adjective
con·cep·tu·al
kən-ˈsep-chə(-wə)l, kän-, -ˈsepsh-wəl
: of, relating to, or consisting of concepts
conceptually
adverb
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