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THEORETIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
Example:
theoretical science
Synonyms:
theoretic; theoretical
Classified under:
Similar:
abstractive (of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting)
a priori (based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment)
conjectural; divinatory; hypothetic; hypothetical; supposed; suppositional; suppositious; supposititious (based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence)
notional; speculative (not based on fact or investigation)
metaphysical (highly abstract and overly theoretical)
theory-based (based in theory rather than experiment)
Derivation:
theory (a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena)
theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena)
