practical purposes

Antonyms

hypothesis assumption speculation premise postulate presumption
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Examples

But for most practical purposes Tarbean had two pieces: Waterside and Hillside. Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars, thieves, and whores. Hillside is where people are rich. That makes them solicitors, politicians, and courtesans. Patrick Rothfuss

Roger tried to find out all about her: he wanted, in one brief hour, to make up for a lifetime of non-acquaintance, a lifetime for all practical purposes wasted. Jack Vance

Rounding to the nearest cent is sufficiently accurate for practical purposes. Alexander John Ellis

One thing I was thinking about is that they probably get their come-uppance about the same percentage that people in real life do. Basically, stealing for all practical purposes might as well be legal in New York. Mike Judge

Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

ORDINARY QUANTUM MECHANICS (as far as I know) IS JUST FINE FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES. John Stewart Bell

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practical purposes

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practical political analysis practical political realism practical politics practical realism practical reason practical reasons