The concept of "concept" and its main types

The article is a review of works on the study of the concept in linguistics. The author gives various points of view on understanding the essence, nature and structure of the concept, analyzes the existing classifications of concepts. The article defines the term "concept". Different points of view are revealed. Some scientists believe that a concept is a mental formation that replaces an indefinite set of objects of the same type. Other scientists believe that the terms "concept" and "concept" are not the same thing. The term "concept" does not exist in the "Linguistic Encyclopedic Dictionary". It's just a synonym for the term "concept". The article summarizes all views on the term "concept" and gives its definition. The concept represents the unity of collective consciousness.