practical problem
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpracticalandproblem
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practical
adjective
uk/ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl/us/ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl/
relating to experience, real situations, or actions rather than ideas ...
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problem
noun[C]
uk/ˈprɒb.ləm/us/ˈprɑː.bləm/
a situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with ...
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(Definition ofpracticalandproblemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The identicalpracticalproblemfaces relativist and objectivist alike.
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This visual andpracticalproblemwas solved in collaboration with the architects.
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Onepracticalproblemwith our onset definition is that it requires four consecutive years' data to implement, a factor reducing sample numbers.
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The book starts with thepracticalproblemthen introduces models that predict seasonal responses to fertilizers and growth in particular.
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Good heuristics are thus required so that on apracticalproblemsize an answer may be found in a reasonable amount of time.
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At present this would not be a significantpracticalproblem.
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However, it is always possible that apracticalprobleminvolving a meromorphic generating function may not fit neatly into our classification scheme.
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It argues that the common emphasis onpracticalproblem-solving and measurable improvements in student achievement is not only unhelpfully short-sighted but also potentially counterproductive.
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Armed with an outline design the would-be landowning builder now came to thepracticalproblem, the modern equivalent of hanging the ceiling paper.
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We resolved both the conceptual andpracticalproblemby using a correlation technique t o define the elapsed time.
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Such an agent is faced with thepracticalproblemwhether and how much to save for retirement.
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A potentialpracticalproblemis the size of classes, at least during the basic courses, as they tend to draw large numbers of students.
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Thus, the improvement of a diagnosis test for the trypanosomiasis caused by salivarian trypanosomes represents apracticalproblemthat requires to be worked out urgently.
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Resistance to insecticides is an immensepracticalproblemassociated with the chemical control of insect pests, and selection of insecticide-resistant pest populations has occurred repeatedly.
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Apracticalproblemwas encountered with highly differentiating cultures.
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They may be acutely aware of it, and this means that they are in a position to recognize thepracticalproblemof evil.
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We believe that this was mainly apracticalproblem(it considerably slowed loading) not a conceptual one.
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Besides these problems, apracticalproblemexists that is common with large-sized plots; namely, variable return intervals among trees between censuses.
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The fact that democracy in most modern nations is representative reduces thepracticalproblemof aggregation substantially.
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We discuss thepracticalproblemof estimation below.
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