preconcept

noun

preconcept

noun

Etymology From pre- + concept.

1

The mental precursor to a fully-formed concept.

But out of their earliest concept of number, as a preconcept, a true concept may be constructed, by the child becoming aware of their own mental operations using the preconcept.2012, Andy Blunden, Concepts: A Critical Approach, page 247:

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