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.