Existing vs Practical - What's the difference?
existing | practical |
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
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, title= (British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
As adjectives the difference between existing and practical
is that existing is that exists, or has existence, especially that exists now while practical is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.As a verb existing
is .As a noun practical is
(british) a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability.existing
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(-)The attack of the MOOCs, passage=Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.}}
Synonyms
* existentAnagrams
*practical
English
Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
- Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
- All in all, Jack's a very practical chap