What does practical mean?
Definitions for practical
ˈpræk tɪ kəlprac·ti·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
practicaladjective
concerned with actual use or practice
"he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"
hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmaticadjective
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
"a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"
virtual(a), practical(a)adjective
being actually such in almost every respect
"a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"
practicaladjective
having or put to a practical purpose or use
"practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"
Wiktionary
practicalnoun
that part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
practicaladjective
Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
practicaladjective
Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
practicaladjective
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
All in all, Jack's a very practical chap
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Practicaladjective
Relating to action; not merely speculative.
Etymology: practicus, Lat. pratique, Fr. from practice.
The image of God was no less resplendent in man’s practical understanding; namely, that storehouse of the soul, in which are treasured up the rules of action and the seeds of morality. Robert South, Sermons.
Religion comprehends the knowledge of its principles, and a suitable life and practice; the first, being speculative, may be called knowledge; and the latter, because ’tis practical, wisdom. John Tillotson, Sermons.
Wikipedia
practical
Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that considers words and thought as tools and instruments for prediction, problem solving, and action, and rejects the idea that the function of thought is to describe, represent, or mirror reality. Pragmatists contend that most philosophical topics—such as the nature of knowledge, language, concepts, meaning, belief, and science—are all best viewed in terms of their practical uses and successes. Pragmatism began in the United States in the 1870s. Its origins are often attributed to the philosophers Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey. In 1878, Peirce described it in his pragmatic maxim: "Consider the practical effects of the objects of your conception. Then, your conception of those effects is the whole of your conception of the object."
ChatGPT
practical
Practical refers to something that is focused on actual use or practice, rather than being abstract or theoretical. It involves or is concerned with actual application, use, or action. It is also often associated with ideas, methods, activities, etc. that are sensible, realistic, useful or effective in real situations.
Webster Dictionary
Practicaladjective
of or pertaining to practice or action
Practicaladjective
capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry
Practicaladjective
evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind
Practicaladjective
derived from practice; as, practical skill
Etymology: [L. practicus active, Gr. fit for doing or performing, practical, active, fr. to do, work, effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. Pragmatic, Practice.]
Editors Contribution
practical
The act and fact of being accurate, effective, logical and suitable for a specific purpose.
She is always so practical in her interpretation, design and codification.
Submitted by MaryC on February 20, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'practical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1323
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'practical' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2296
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'practical' in Adjectives Frequency: #159
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of practical in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of practical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of practical in a Sentence
Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.
I'd like to think that good public policy should be driven not by a warm friendship between two prime ministers, but by strategic and economic considerations and practical and technical considerations.
I'm more optimistic now than I've ever been that there will be an agreement next year, iCAO's States have every intention of delivering a practical (market-based measure) proposal to next year's Assembly.
A big indicator that smart gun technology isnt taking hold anytime soon is not being mandated for the military or law enforcement, if these devices were actually practical, then every police department and military unit worldwide would be buying them.
Guilt resembles a sword with two edges. On the one hand, it cuts for Justice, imposing practical morality upon those who fear it. But there is another side to that weighted emotion. Conscience does not always adhere to rational judgment. Guilt is always a self-imposed burden, but it is not always rightly imposed.
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- عمليArabic
- pràcticCatalan, Valencian
- praktickýCzech
- praktischGerman
- praktikaEsperanto
- práctico, prácticaSpanish
- پراتیکPersian
- käytännön-, käytännöllinen, käytännönläheinenFinnish
- pratiqueFrench
- מעשי, בר-ישום, ישיםHebrew
- praktikusHungarian
- praktisIndonesian
- praticoItalian
- 実践的な, 経験豊かな, 実務経験のある, 実用的なJapanese
- 실용적인Korean
- practicalLatin
- praktiskNorwegian
- praktischDutch
- praktiskNorwegian Nynorsk
- praktycznyPolish
- práticoPortuguese
- practicRomanian
- практи́ческий, практический, практичныйRussian
- praktiskSwedish
- நடைமுறைTamil
- عملیUrdu
- plagikVolapük
- פּראַקטישYiddish
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