Practical vs Conceptual - What's the difference?
practical | conceptual |
(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
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination
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Of, or relating to conceptualism
As adjectives the difference between practical and conceptual
is that practical is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis while conceptual is of, or relating to concepts or mental conception; existing in the imagination.As a noun practical
is a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability.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
Antonyms
* (based on practice or action) theoretical * (being likely to effective and applicable to a real situation) impractical * (of a person) impracticalDerived terms
* practicality * practicallyExternal links
* *conceptual
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- We defined a conceptual model before designing the real thing.
- The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.