Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

person having ordinary skill in the art

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: per-son- hav-ing or-di-nary skil-l in the art
IPA

53

Scrabble Score

33

Letters

7

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypothetical person having the normal skills and knowledge in a particular technical field (an "art"), without being a genius; used in a legal test related to patents.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

persons having ordinary skill in the art (plural) people having ordinary skill in the art (plural)

Phrases

man on the Bondi tram man on the Clapham omnibus moron in a hurry

Frequently Paired Words

man on the Bondi tram man on the Clapham omnibus moron in a hurry

Synonyms

PHOSITA

Questions

What does person having ordinary skill in the art mean?: A hypothetical person having the normal skills and knowledge in a particular technical field (an "art"), without being a genius; used in a legal test related to patents.

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