conceptual error

collocation in English

meaningsofconceptualanderror

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conceptual
adjective
uk
/kənˈsep.tʃu.əl/
us
/kənˈsep.tʃu.əl/
based on ideas ...
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error
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈer.ər/
us
/ˈer.ɚ/
a ...
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(Definition ofconceptualanderrorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconceptual error

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It is aconceptualerrorto think that quantum mechanics can be understood just using probabilistic constructs.
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We have arrived at that position only due to habit, not looking at what we are doing, and aconceptualerror.
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Furthermore, they view mindbody dualism as aconceptualerrorinsofar as mind and body are merely different types of relationships.
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Once the conceptual errors in the program were recognized, the problem was readdressed (successfully) via heuristic methods, and that would make another case history.
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The dialogue displays and reinforces the following conceptual errors: 1!
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He believes that it does not make sense to classify psychological problems as diseases or illnesses, and that speaking of mental illness involves a logical orconceptualerror.
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Of course any factual or conceptual errors are strictly my own.
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It should be noted that the book contains a few conceptual errors.
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And, as in other models, the more types of processes modeled, the greater the opportunity for measurement or conceptual errors to enter (and perhaps compound each other) in model results.
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Perhaps more serious are the conceptual errors.
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Cobos said that the book had conceptual errors.
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For example, a student can correct conceptual errors before undertaking work on a term paper.
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Other users have complained about conceptual errors or unfinished infrastructure.
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