In a conceptual manner; relating to or based on concepts or abstract ideas rather than physical reality.
Conceptual plus -ly (adverb suffix). Appeared in philosophical and scientific writing to distinguish abstract thinking from concrete observation.
Scientists can agree 'conceptually' that gravity pulls objects toward each other, but 'actually' they still argue about what gravity really IS at the quantum level!
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