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A concept is an abstract idea or a mental symbol,
typically associated with a corresponding representation
in and language or symbology, that denotes all of
the objects in a given category or class of entities,
interactions, phenomena, or relationships between
them. Concepts are abstract in that they omit the
differences of the things in their extension, treating
them as if they were identical. They are universal
in that they apply equally to every thing in their
extension. Concepts are also the basic elements
of propositions, much the same way a word is the
basic semantic element of a sentence. Unlike perceptions,
which are particular images of individual objects,
concepts cannot be visualized. Because they are
not, themselves, individual perceptions, concepts
are discursive and result from reason. They can
only be thought about, or designated, by means of
a name. Words are not concepts. Words are signs
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