What is professional: Definition and 86 Discussions

A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform their specific role within that profession. In addition, most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct, enshrining rigorous ethical and moral obligations. Professional standards of practice and ethics for a particular field are typically agreed upon and maintained through widely recognized professional associations, such as the IEEE. Some definitions of "professional" limit this term to those professions that serve some important aspect of public interest and the general good of society.In some cultures, the term is used as shorthand to describe a particular social stratum of well-educated workers who enjoy considerable work autonomy and who are commonly engaged in creative and intellectually challenging work.

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    Looking for Scientific Accuracy in Science Fiction: A Guide for Aspiring Writers

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  2. Delta2

    I Entanglement and FTL signaling in professional scientific literature

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  3. L

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  4. paradisePhysicist

    Homemade solenoids and professional solenoids

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  5. Wrichik Basu

    Have you faced these odd problems with Windows 10 Professional v1909?

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  6. L

    B Professional debates about Spacetime

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  7. berkeman

    What are these speakers/microphones alongside professional soccer fields?

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  8. V

    Physics Need advice from a professional

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  9. Eric Espinoza

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  10. kyphysics

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  11. M

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  12. H

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  13. D

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  14. The Maker

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  15. BobTheFrog

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  16. M

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  17. DHF

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  18. D

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  20. excelsior

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  21. L

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  22. D

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  23. S

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  24. P

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  25. M

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  26. D

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  27. T

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  28. E

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  29. A

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  30. F

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  31. G

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  32. D

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  33. K

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  34. 1

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  35. G

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  36. V

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  37. V

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  38. C

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  39. N

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  40. A

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  41. A

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  42. B

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  43. E

    Engineering Master's in Professional Engineering: The Newest Route for Bachelor's in Physics

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  44. E

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  45. A

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  46. C

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  47. H

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  48. S

    Proteus Professional, messing with my mind.

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  49. S

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  50. S

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