For all practical purposes

For all practical purposes, sometimes abbreviated FAPP, is a slogan used in physics to express a pragmatic attitude. A physical theory might be ambiguous in some ways — for example, being founded on untested assumptions or making unclear predictions about what might happen in certain situations — and yet still be successful in practice. Such a theory is said to be successful FAPP.[1][2]

FAPP is also emerging as a valuable concept and approach in mathematics with a major title by the name For All Practical Purposes: Mathematical Literacy in Today's World. [3]

See also

References
  1. Bell, John (1990). "Against 'measurement'". Physics World. 3 (8): 33–41. doi:10.1088/2058-7058/3/8/26. ISSN 2058-7058.
  2. Peierls, Rudolf (1991). "In defence of "measurement"". Physics World. 4 (1): 19–21. doi:10.1088/2058-7058/4/1/19. ISSN 2058-7058.
  3. Garfunkel, Solomon, Joseph Malkevitch, Marsha J. Davis, and Alan D. Taylor. For All Practical Purposes: Mathematical Literacy in Today's World. , 2016. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/953611680
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