Skill vs. Strategy

Skill vs. Strategy — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Skill and Strategy

Skillnoun

Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.

Strategynoun

The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.

Skillnoun

(obsolete) Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.

Strategynoun

A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.

Skillnoun

(obsolete) Knowledge; understanding.

Strategynoun

The use of advance planning to succeed in politics or business.

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Skillnoun

(obsolete) Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.

Strategynoun

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

Skilladjective

Great, excellent.

Strategynoun

the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

Skillverb

(transitive) To set apart; separate.

Skillverb

To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).

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Skillverb

To know; to understand.

Skillverb

(intransitive) To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.

Skillverb

(intransitive) To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.

Skillverb

To make a difference; signify; matter.

Skillverb

(video games) To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.

Skillnoun

an ability that has been acquired by training

Skillnoun

ability to produce solutions in some problem domain;

the skill of a well-trained boxerthe sweet science of pugilism