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theoretical : [θ ,iɚ'ɛtɪkəl] Theoretic \ The` o* ret" ic\, Theoretical \ The` o* ret" ic* al\, a. [ Gr. ?: cf. L. theoreticus, F. th[' e] or[' e] tique.] Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning; theoretic sciences. -- { The` o* ret" ic* al* ly}, adv. [ 1913 Webster] theoretical adj 1: concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; " theoretical science" [ synonym: { theoretical}, { theoretic}] [ ant: { empiric}, { empirical}] 2: concerned with theories rather than their practical applications; " theoretical physics" [ ant: { applied}] 31 Moby Thesaurus words for " theoretical": abstract, academic, analytical, armchair, closet, conceptual, conjectural, debatable, fanciful, hypothetic, hypothetical, ideal, idealized, ideational, ideological, impractical, moot, notional, postulatory, problematical, pure, putative, speculative, suppositional, supposititious, transcendent, transcendental, unproved, unproven, unrealistic, untested |
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