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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are a concept" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when defining or explaining what something is, particularly in academic or theoretical contexts.
Example: "In philosophy, emotions are a concept that has been debated for centuries."
Alternatives: "represent an idea" or "constitute a notion".
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"Yields are a concept that people don't understand," she said.
"Secret arrests," wrote Judge Gladys Kessler, "are a concept odious to a democratic society".
"Secret arrests," Judge Gladys Kessler wrote in the decision on Friday, "are a concept odious to a democratic society".
"Small high schools are a concept that has been proven to work," Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said at the ceremony at Morris High School in the Bronx.
(In fairness to the hapless representatives from the state authority, levees are a concept that the public understands. Signs all over New Orleans say things like "Category 5 Levees Now!" and "Make Levees, Not War").
The NOFRFs are a concept recently proposed by the authors for the analysis of non-linear systems in the frequency domain.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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