kavram

Kavram is a Turkish noun meaning concept, notion, or abstraction. It denotes a mental representation of a category or idea that can be defined, discussed, and analyzed. In everyday Turkish, kavram often appears with modifiers such as genel (general) or temel (basic) and in phrases across disciplines, for example felsefi kavram (philosophical concept) or bilimsel kavram (scientific concept).

The word kavram is native to Turkish and widely used in both formal and informal contexts. It has cognates in other Turkic languages and coexists with borrowed terms such as konsept, which comes from French concept and is common in technical or design contexts.

In philosophy, linguistics, and cognitive science, kavram refers to an abstract unit of thought with definable features. Analysts discuss a kavram's scope, necessary and sufficient conditions, and its relationships to other kavramlar through hierarchies and conceptual maps.

Educationally, kavram geliştirme (concept development) and kavramsal çerçeve (conceptual framework) are common terms in pedagogy and research. Teachers and researchers use kavram haritaları to represent the structure of knowledge and to support student understanding of complex topics.

Examples of everyday usage include siyasi kavram (political concept) and ekonomik kavram (economic concept).