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This dimension groups scientific concepts by the discipline they belong to. Wikipedia notes that modern science divides into "the natural sciences, which study the physical world, and the social sciences, which study individuals and societies." Browsing this way collects every concept studied within the same discipline.

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Concept Term Origin
1550 1
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1. Online Etymology Dictionary: concept
Online Etymology DictionaryOnline Etymology Dictionary, concept entry, lead sense
Quote, Online Etymology Dictionary, concept entry, lead sense
"a general notion, the immediate object of a thought," 1550s, from Medieval Latin conceptum
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