This dimension groups scientific concepts by the era in which they were first proposed. Wikipedia notes that "the history of science spans the majority of the historical record," a span across which concepts have been proposed in every period. Browsing by proposed era lets a visitor compare concepts that arose in the same period.
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Concept Term Origin Proposed Era
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1. Online Etymology Dictionary: concept
Online Etymology DictionaryOnline Etymology Dictionary, concept entry, lead senseQuote, 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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