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Snow as an Example of a Natural Concept
The concept of snow illustrates the formation of natural concepts through varying types of experience. A person living in a snowy climate develops a direct understanding of snow through physical interactions and sensory feedback, such as seeing and touching it. Conversely, a person from a tropical climate who has never physically encountered snow can still form a valid natural concept of it indirectly by observing it in films or pictures.
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