praxic

Definition

“Praxic” is used to mean practical or applied in contrast to abstract, purely theoretical work. It also functions as a count noun for a practitioner (a praxic): someone associated with hands‑on technique and devices.

Context and Usage

• In a discussion of radio operation, a narrator remarks that he is not a praxic and not an Ita, yet he still understands the basics of how wireless bandwidth and jamming behave. This usage suggests that praxics (and Ita) are expected to have applied, technical familiarity with such systems.
• Within mathic rites, Voco is explicitly described as calling an avout out for “praxic work,” reinforcing the term’s association with doing, building, maintaining, or otherwise applying knowledge in the worldly realm.
• The word appears both adjectivally (“praxic work”) and as a noun (“a praxic”). It is used alongside labels that mark life inside and outside mathic walls, such as Avout and Extramuros.

Related Terms

• Theorics – abstract methods and reasoning; “praxic” is commonly used as the contrasting practical side.
• Ita – a segregated, hands‑on order closely tied to devices and communications; often mentioned in the same breath as praxics when technical competence is at issue.
• Avout – members of the mathic world; when avout are called for applied tasks, it is described as praxic work via Voco.
• Extramuros – the outside world where most applied, device‑centered activity takes place.
• Voco – the rite that calls named avout out for praxic work.

Notes

• Spelling/capitalization in current texts is lower‑case (praxic) unless part of a proper name; the term is descriptive, not a formal institution.
• Current accounts limit the term’s scope to practical application and those who do it; finer distinctions (crafts, trades, or ranks) are not specified.