Technicalness

tech·ni·cal  (tkn-kl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or derived from technique.

2.

a. Having special skill or practical knowledge especially in a mechanical or scientific field: a technical adviser.

b. Used in or peculiar to a specific field or profession; specialized: technical terminology.

3.

a. Belonging or relating to a particular subject: technical expertise.

b. Of, relating to, or involving the practical, mechanical, or industrial arts or the applied sciences: a technical school.

4.

a. Abstract or theoretical: a technical analysis.

b. Of, relating to, or employing the methodology of science; scientific.

5. According to principle; formal rather than practical: a technical advantage.

6. Industrial and mechanical; technological.

7. Relating to or based on analysis of market indicators, such as trading volume and fluctuations in securities prices, rather than underlying economic conditions such as corporate earnings, inflation, and unemployment: a technical correction in the stock market.

n. Sports

A technical foul.

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[From Greek tekhnikos, of art, from tekhn, art; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]

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techni·cal·ly adv.

techni·cal·ness n.