##  [Conceptual Role Semantics](/index.php/conceptual-role-semantics) 

  ##  [Conceptual Role Semantics](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/conceptual-role-semantics-0) 

  

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Definition

A theory of meaning that defines a concept's content primarily by its inferential role within a network of cognitive practices, inferences, and dispositions (how it is used in reasoning, belief formation, and action) rather than by direct reference to external objects or causal-historical links alone.