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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Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Bracket Calculating the likelihood of a perfect bracket is an exercise in applied probability.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Jiang, an assistant professor at SIPS, is an applied roboticist with a special focus on image processing and artificial intelligence (AI).
—Hope Hodge Seck, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Applied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/applied. Accessed 30 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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