CONSTRUCT

Construct

A construct in the philosophy of science is an ideal object, where the existence of the thing may be said to depend upon a subject's mind. This, as opposed to a real object, where existence does not seem to depend on the existence of a mind.

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construct

Noun

  1. Something constructed from parts.
    The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
  2. A concept or model.
    Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.

Verb

  1. To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
    We constructed the radio from spares.
  2. Similarly, to build (a sentence or an argument) by arranging words or ideas.
    A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.
  3. To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
    Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.


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