applied(a = adj.all) - concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles; "applied physics"; "applied psychology"; "technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"
Antonym: theoretical

applied, adj. (of a subject of study) put to practical use as opposed to being theoretical (cf. PURE adj. 9).

Idiom:
applied mathematics see MATHEMATICS.

applied anatomy, applied math, applied mathematics, applied psychology, applied science, applied scientist, associate in applied science