Concepts Quote by Percy Williams Bridgman

It may be desirable to explain, that by the word operation, we mean any process which alters the mutual relation of two or more…

— Ada Lovelace

“... we can define concept as a logical, mental construction of one or more relationships. [...] It is purely mental, is logical, and can…

— Don E. Ethridge

The science of operations, as derived from mathematics more especially, is a science of itself, and has its own abstract truth and value.

— Ada Lovelace

In abstract mathematics, of course operations alter those particular relations which are involved in the considerations of number and space, and the results of…

— Ada Lovelace

A definition may be very exact, and yet go but a very little way towards informing us of the nature of the thing defined.

— Edmund Burke

In the world of human thought generally, and in physical science particularly, the most important and fruitful concepts are those to which it is…

— Hans Kramers

But the science of operations, as derived from mathematics more especially, is a science of itself, and has its own abstract truth and value;…

— Ada Lovelace

“That which we never question is the concept itself. But what is a concept? Is it necessary to put the idea of a concept…

— Dejan Stojanovic

To define a thing is to substitute the definition for the thing itself.

— Georges Braque

Definitions are temporary verbalizations of concepts, and concepts- particularly difficult concepts- are usually revised repeatedly as our knowledge and understanding grows.

— Ernst Mayr

Analyzing a concept can (perhaps) tell you what the concept means (at least means to some philosophers), but it does not tell you anything…

— Patricia Churchland

Understanding any concept or subject only means bringing, implementing and showing change either in self or others, wherever and whenever required, but the pervasive…

— Anuj Somany