framework

(noun)

noun

1. a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

Similar word(s): model

Definition categories: thought, hypothesis, possibility, theory

2. the underlying structure

- providing a factual framework for future research

Similar word(s): fabric

Definition categories: attribute, structure

3. a structure supporting or containing something

Similar word(s): frame

Definition categories: man–made

Sentences with framework as a noun:

- These ‘three principles of connexion’ comprise the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.