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In literature, “technical” is a versatile term that often conveys a sense of precision and specialized knowledge, yet its use can vary widely depending on context. In some works it designates specific, systematic terminology or methods—for instance, discussions that introduce technical concepts or detail specialized vocabulary as found in analyses of grammar or economic practice ([1], [2], [3]). In other contexts, however, it contrasts a methodical, almost mechanical execution with broader human creativity, illustrating that an achievement might be lauded for its technical excellence while simultaneously being critiqued for lacking expressive depth ([4], [5], [6]). Additionally, the term is employed to encompass practical domains, extending from educational and legal frameworks to the performance of skilled tasks ([7]), thereby underlining its intrinsic role in bridging exactitude and creative interpretation.
  1. Technical concepts, with their definitions, are introduced at the outset.
    — from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey
  2. ↑ 5 In the technical language of grammar an adjective is said to describe a substantive when it describes the object which the substantive denotes.
    — from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge
  3. Technical meaning of “some” 8 ‘ Proposition ’ 〃 ‘ Normal form ’ of a Proposition 〃 ‘ Subject ’, ‘ Predicate ’, and ‘ Terms ’ 9 § 2.
    — from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll
  4. It was a magnificent piece of technical work, but I agreed with Boris that the world would expect something better of him than that.
    — from The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
  5. Human passions, however, are stronger than technical rules.
    — from The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by William James
  6. "The Philosophy of Composition," his analysis of The Raven , is a technical dissection of its method and structure.
    — from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
  7. It covers all areas of disabilities, technical, medical, educational, legal, etc.
    — from The Online World by Odd De Presno

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