Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Radical"

A: "radical" has multiple meanings depending on the context, but in general, it refers to something fundamental, extreme, or revolutionary

Linguistics: In linguistics, a radical refers to the base or root form of a word from which other forms are derived

Politics: In political contexts, a radical often refers to someone advocating for significant and far-reaching social or political changes

Chemistry: In chemistry, a radical is an atom, molecule, or ion that contains one or more unpaired electrons and is highly reactive

Mathematics: In mathematics, a radical can refer to a mathematical symbol (√) used to denote a square root or nth root of a number

A: that's radical

A: 形容詞：
1.（尤其是改變或行動）與某事物的基本性質有關或影響該事物的； 影響深遠或徹底。
2.主張或基於徹底或完全的政治或社會變革； 代表或支持政黨的極端或進步部分。
名詞：
1.提倡徹底或徹底的政治或社會改革的人； 追求這一目標的政黨或政黨成員。
2.在許多化合物中表現為一個單元的一組原子。

A: = They are passionate and extreme people.

A: You’re a radical person.
That was radical man!
You don’t want to be on the radical side of politics.

A: There was radical change in the school when half the school gave their lives to Jesus.

A: The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser.
This decision signified a radical change in their policies.
Radical views don't carry much weight anymore.
His opinions are very radical.
That was one radical party last night!
He's trying to bring together various strands of radical philosophic thought.
This firm needs radical changes across the board.

A: Drastic - has a nuance of "sudden" and "big"
There was drastic change in the policy against climate change. Previously, only plastic bags were banned but now all plastics have been banned.

Radical - has a nuance of a idea that is against society's beliefs and is also "big" and "sudden"
She had radical ideas about women, believing that they could also achieve things as great as men.

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A:

This thesaurus misunderstands the word Radical

If I say

This is a radical re-design

It is NOT the same thing as

This is a complete re-design

Just because two words are often used in similar situations does not mean that they are synonyms of each other

A: Hello again! fundamentalism is usually used to describe a way of thinking. It could be used to describe a group of people who separate themselves from others into two groups, "people who believe what I do" and "those who dont." It usually rejects opposing opinions entirely and revolves around a core "fundamental" idea, belief, or theory.

"I could tell my argument had little effect as the fundamentalism in his belief was practically indoctrinated deep inside his personality."

Radical however has a few more uses. While in recent times it has more often than not been used to describe "radical Islam," or similar fundamentalist ideas It does not mean the same thing. Radical means "extreme" or possibly even "irrational" to an extent.

"There was a radical change in taxes this year. They went up nearly 20%!"

"His ideals were radical but had good intentions."

Lastly radical has been known to be used as a slang word. Usually stereotypical to "skaters," or "surfers." Often depicted in media or as a joke.

"Those waves were radical man!"

A: Radical means extreme or unconventional - He had radical ideas about religion. Underlying means something that isn't apparent on the surface - The underlying cause of the illness was stress.

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A: https://forvo.com/word/radical/#en

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A: it's the same in English, only changes the pronunciation

A: They are an uncharged molecule (typically highly reactive and short-lived) having an unpaired valence electron.

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A: Very good

A: just a little more practice of saying it will fix the unnatural sound of it. You did, however, pronounce radical correctly. Good job!!!