conceptuallyadv.
/kənˈsɛptʃʊəli/, /kənˈsɛptʃᵿli/, /kənˈsɛptʃl̩i/, /kənˈsɛptjʊəli/, /kənˈsɛptjᵿli/, U.S. /kənˈsɛp(t)ʃ(əw)əli/ In a conceptual manner; in terms of concepts.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > idea, notion, or concept > [adverb]
in idea1622
conceptively1659
conceptually1842
conceptualistically1872
1842 Methodist Q. Rev. July 370 The dissolution of the world and judgment day, although acknowledged to be physically distant, is presented as conceptually near.
1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. xi. 405 When apprehended conceptually as a connected system, their number may be very large.
1902 Nature 18 Sept. 501/2 A substance is neither actually nor conceptually the sum of its radicals.
1961 D. L. Burn Steel Industry p. xiv The new book..starts conceptually as well as chronologically where the other leaves off.
2012 S. Seung Connectome p. xx This approach is conceptually more ambitious.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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