Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

practical application

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: prac-ti-cal ap-pli-ca-tion
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose

Example Sentences

"he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"
"a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"

Synonyms

application

Questions

What does practical application mean?: the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose

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