1
: put to practical use
applied art
especially
: applying general principles to solve definite problems
applied sciences
2
: working in an applied science
an applied physicist
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a professor of applied science
used some applied psychology to get the teenager to become more responsible
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Goals workshop: The American Association of University Women Poway/PQ branch will host Vicki Halsey, vice president of applied learning with the Ken Blanchard Companies.
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
While a regional court in Cologne initially recognized four of Birkenstock’s shoe models as works of applied art and granted the company’s orders in 2017, a higher regional court in the city later overturned the orders on appeal in 2022.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
In 1994, the applied mathematician Peter Shor was inspired by a recent oracle result to develop a fast quantum algorithm for factoring large numbers—a task whose apparent difficulty underlies the cryptographic systems that keep our online data secure.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
And, in the interplay of pure and applied math, here the practical, real-world need is motivating new mathematics?
—Siobhan Roberts, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
While a regional court in Cologne initially recognized four of Birkenstock’s shoe models as works of applied art and granted the company’s orders in 2017, a higher regional court in the city later overturned the orders on appeal in 2022.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
In 1994, the applied mathematician Peter Shor was inspired by a recent oracle result to develop a fast quantum algorithm for factoring large numbers—a task whose apparent difficulty underlies the cryptographic systems that keep our online data secure.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
And, in the interplay of pure and applied math, here the practical, real-world need is motivating new mathematics?
—Siobhan Roberts, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for applied
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“Applied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/applied. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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applied
adjective
ap·plied
ə-ˈplīd 
: put to use in practice or action
especially
: applying general principles to solve problems that have clear limits
applied sciences
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