in a way that is specific, clear, and based on real things rather than ideas or theories.
From Latin concretus (grown together, solidified), originally describing the physical hardening of cement. The meaning expanded metaphorically to mean something solid and specific rather than abstract or vague.
When someone says something 'concretely,' they're using a metaphor from concrete that has hardened—they're making ideas 'set' into real, specific forms you can actually grab onto instead of leaving them floating around as vague concepts.
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