Practical vs Tactical - What's the difference?
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(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 tactics
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 2
, author= Phil McNulty
, title=England 1-0 Belgium
, work=BBC Sport
of, or relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than strategic ones
adroit, skilful or ingenious
(firearms) having a military appearance, typically with accessories such as a bipod, adjustable stock, detachable magazine or black coloration
As adjectives the difference between practical and tactical
is that practical is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis while tactical is of, or relating to tactics.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.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
* *tactical
English
Adjective
(-)citation, page= , passage=As in the 1-0 win against Norway in Oslo, this was an England performance built on the foundations of solid defence and tactical discipline.}}