conception vs category

category vs conception

conception and category both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conception	Yes	No	No	No
category	Yes	No	No	No

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

conception: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
category: a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

Other hyponyms of conception include conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization, notion, regulation, 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.

conception (noun)	category (noun)
the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon	a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances	a collection of things sharing a common attribute
the creation of something in the mind
the event that occurred at the beginning of something

Difference between conception and category

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