Practical Kabbalah — (Heb. Kabbalah Ma asit ) is a branch of Kabbalah which concerns the use of magic. Its teachings include the use of Divine and angelic names for amulets and incantations.Elber, Mark. The Everything Kabbalah Book: Explore This Mystical Tradition… … Wikipedia
Practical — Prac ti*cal, a. [L. practicus active, Gr. ? fit for doing or performing, practical, active, fr. ? to do, work, effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. {Pragmatic}, {Practice}.] 1. Of or pertaining to practice or action. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Practical joke — Practical Prac ti*cal, a. [L. practicus active, Gr. ? fit for doing or performing, practical, active, fr. ? to do, work, effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. {Pragmatic}, {Practice}.] 1. Of or pertaining to practice or action.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
practical — [prak′ti kəl] adj. [ PRACTIC + AL] 1. of, exhibited in, or obtained through practice or action [practical knowledge] 2. a) usable; workable; useful and sensible [practical proposals] b) designed for use; utilitarian … English World dictionary
Effect size — In statistics, an effect size is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two variables in a statistical population, or a sample based estimate of that quantity. An effect size calculated from data is a descriptive statistic that… … Wikipedia
effect — n. efficacy influence 1) to have, produce an effect on 2) to heighten an effect 3) to take effect (the drug took effect) 4) to feel an effect (I feel the effect of the narcotic) 5) to mar; negate, nullify; sleep off the effect (of smt.) 6) an… … Combinatory dictionary
practical — prac|ti|cal1 W2S3 [ˈpræktıkəl] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(real)¦ 2¦(effective)¦ 3¦(clear thinking)¦ 4¦(suitable)¦ 5¦(using your hands)¦ 6 for/to all practical purposes 7 practical certainty/disaster/sell out etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
practical — 1 adjective 1 CONCERNED WITH REAL SITUATIONS concerned with real situations and events rather than ideas: How much practical experience do you have of working with computers? | a practical knowledge of simple medicine | Most of the things you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
practical — practicality, practicalness, n. /prak ti keuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to practice or action: practical mathematics. 2. consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action: a practical application of a rule. 3. of, pertaining to, or … Universalium
practical — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin practicus, from Greek praktikos, from prassein to pass over, fare, do; akin to Greek peran to pass through more at fare Date: 15th century 1. a. of, relating to, or manifested in practice or … New Collegiate Dictionary
