What does tactical mean?
Definitions for tactical
ˈtæk tɪ kəltac·ti·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
tacticaladjective
of or pertaining to tactic or tactics
"a tactical error"
Wiktionary
tacticaladjective
of, or relating to tactics
tacticaladjective
of, or relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than strategic ones
tacticaladjective
adroit, skilful or ingenious
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tactical, Tactickadjective
Relating to the art of ranging a battle.
Etymology: ταϰτιϰὸς, τάττω; tactique, Fr.
ChatGPT
tactical
Tactical refers to the specific methods and actions taken to achieve a certain goal or objective, often in the context of a wider plan or strategy. It involves careful planning and execution, often in response to immediate challenges or situations. This term is commonly used in military, business, and gaming contexts.
Webster Dictionary
Tacticaladjective
of or pertaining to the art of military and naval tactics
Wikidata
Tactical
A process on the tactical level includes activities that are performed on a short term plan. Such a process aims at managing processes on the operational level.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tactical in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tactical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of tactical in a Sentence
Syrian President Bashar Assad:
Sometimes they convey [ a ] message, [ a ] general message, but there's nothing tactical, there is no dialogue. There's, let's say, information, but not dialogue.
Yes, it was very important to get back to winning ways. We have rivals who are pushing hard, we knew that we were going to have a difficult match because Angers is a team that plays good football and poses big problems on a tactical level.
We believe the French military is just looking to have a force structure that gives them the tactical airlift that they need together with the strategic airlift that the A400M is providing, we're obviously happy to sell them some C-130s.
Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris:
It's a difficult tactical situation, there is no control over who goes in or out of the building and there are still people inside.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon:
We are doubling up our training of Ukrainian forces. We've already trained around 650. By this autumn we will have trained nearly 1,000, we've already been training in battlefield medicine, infantry skills, logistics, in tactical intelligence.
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