Practical vs Investigation - What's the difference?
practical | investigation |
(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
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist.
As nouns the difference between practical and investigation
is that practical is (british) a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability while investigation is investigation.As an adjective practical
is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.practical
English
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(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