conceptual
Existing in thought
Conceptual relates to concepts—abstract ideas or mental constructs rather than concrete things.
A conceptual framework organizes thinking about a subject.
Conceptual art prioritizes ideas over traditional aesthetic concerns.
Something in the conceptual stage exists only as a plan or notion: The project is still conceptual; we haven't built anything yet.
Distilling to essential qualities
- notionImprecise mental impression
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- principleFundamental truth or standard
- ideaMental formation
construct · generalization · intangible · nonphysical · theoretical · immaterial · incorporeal · ideational
Explanatory set of principles
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
construct · proposition · theorem · methodology · systematic · analytical · deductive · inductive
Mental knowledge acquisition
- thinkingMental reasoning process
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
reasoning · mental model · schema · framework · categorization · meaning-making · sense-making · interpretation
Study of fundamental truths
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
idealism · rationalism · empiricism · phenomenology · existentialism · dialectic · axiom · postulate
First functional specimen
- wireframeEdge-only geometric model
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- draftPreliminary version of text
preliminary · nascent · formative · embryonic · incipient · rough · unrefined · early-stage
Process of putting in
- performance artEmbodied creative expression
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- ready-madePrepared in advance, standardized
Duchamp · thematic · symbolic · allegorical · representational · nonrepresentational · multimedia · immersive
abstraction
Distilling to essential qualities
- notionImprecise mental impression
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- principleFundamental truth or standard
idea · construct · generalization · intangible · nonphysical · theoretical · immaterial · incorporeal · ideational · notional
theory
Explanatory set of principles
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
paradigm · construct · proposition · theorem · methodology · systematic · analytical · deductive · inductive · heuristic
cognition
Mental knowledge acquisition
- thinkingMental reasoning process
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
perception · reasoning · mental model · schema · framework · categorization · meaning-making · sense-making · interpretation · prototype
philosophy
Study of fundamental truths
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
ethics · idealism · rationalism · empiricism · phenomenology · existentialism · dialectic · axiom · postulate · paradigm
prototype
First functional specimen
- wireframeEdge-only geometric model
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- sketchHasty informal drawing
draft · preliminary · nascent · formative · embryonic · incipient · rough · unrefined · early-stage · ideation
installation
Process of putting in
- performance artEmbodied creative expression
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
Duchamp · ready-made · thematic · symbolic · allegorical · representational · nonrepresentational · multimedia · immersive · site-specific
- depiction stylesrealistic, stylized, abstract, representational, figurative
- knowledge traitsaccuracy, depth, breadth, clarity, expertise
- qualitativequalitative, descriptive, interpretive, subjective, observational
- abstract artabstract art, abstract expressionism, abstraction, expressionism, abstract composition
- creativityimagination, creativity, brainstorming, unique voice, inspiration
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
conceptualpractical
Suited for real use
applied · hands-on · operational · functional · pragmatic
conceptualperceptible
Able to be sensed
observable · sensible · detectable · visible · palpable
- conceptual artWork valuing notion over form
- conceptual artistOne who values idea over object
- conceptual understandingComprehension of abstract principles
- conceptual breakthroughMajor advance in thinking
- conceptual frameworkStructure for organizing ideas
- conceptual designInitial creative framework
conceptualize, conceptualization, conceptually, conceptualized, conceptualizing, conceptualizes, conceptualizations, conceptual art, conceptualism