impractically
Adverb
Meaning
impractically (comparative more impractically, superlative most impractically)
In an impractical manner.
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Esoteric programming terms Turing tarpit main A Turing tarpit is a Turing-complete programming language in which any computable function could theoretically be written, but in which it is impractically difficult to do so.
Fiber optics At frequencies greater than 200 GHz, waveguide dimensions become impractically small, and the ohmic losses in the waveguide walls become large.
These four instruments have proved the most popular of all of Sax's creations, with the E contrabass and B bass usually considered impractically large and the E sopranino insufficiently powerful.
As such, impractically long linac structures were required for higher-energy particles.
Entry of the word "dinosaur" into the common vernacular reflects the animals' cultural importance: in English, "dinosaur" is commonly used to describe anything that is impractically large, obsolete, or bound for extinction.
However, these latter algorithms are only faster than Schönhage–Strassen for impractically large inputs.