Conceptualize

How it is used

Used before measurement when explaining how a study understands its subject.

Example sentences

1. The authors conceptualize belonging as a relationship rather than a personal trait.

   Belonging is framed as something between people.

2. Our interviews helped us conceptualize recovery as an uneven process.

   The framework allows progress and setbacks together.

Common collocations

• conceptualize a phenomenon
• conceptualize as

Related terms

• conceptA general idea or principle, especially one that is defined and used in a particular theory or field of study.
• theoretical frameworkThe theory or set of connected theories that a study uses to explain its problem, shape its questions and interpret its findings.

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