concept vs regulation

regulation vs concept

concept and regulation both are nouns.

concept is not an adjective while regulation is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
concept	Yes	No	No	No
regulation	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, regulation is a hyponym of concept; that is, regulation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than concept:

concept: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
regulation: a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

Other hyponyms of concept include conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization, notion, category, rule, attribute, dimension, property, abstract, abstraction, quantity, division, part, section, whole, law, natural law, law, law of nature, lexicalized concept, hypothesis, possibility, theory, fact, linguistic rule, rule, adiaphoron, hypostatic union.

concept (noun)	regulation (noun)
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances	the act of controlling or directing according to rule
	the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
	a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
	an authoritative command
	(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
	the state of being controlled or governed

concept (adjective)	regulation (adjective)
	prescribed by or according to regulation

Difference between concept and regulation

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