Conceptualize vs Brainstorm - What's the difference?
conceptualize | brainstorm |
To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept
To conceive the idea for something
(US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
brainstorming
(British) An unexpected mental error.
*2005, "Iguchi hit ruins Red Sox's night",
To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
To participate in a brainstorming session.
As verbs the difference between conceptualize and brainstorm
is that conceptualize is to interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept while brainstorm is to investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.As a noun brainstorm is
a sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.conceptualize
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Alternative forms
* conceptualise (non-Oxford British spelling)Verb
(conceptualiz)brainstorm
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Noun
(en noun)- I had been working on the problem for weeks, and then I had a brainstorm and saw that the solution was easy.
BBC Online, 5 October
- A terrible fielding error from Tony Graffanino proved costly. [...] Aaron Rowand collected an RBI double to get them off the mark before Graffanino's brainstorm . Juan Uribe hit a roller to the second baseman, who let the potential inning-ending double-play ball roll under his glove, leaving runners at first and third bases.