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English

Adjective

of or pertaining to theoretic studies (abstract, not empirical)

Related terms

practical

Translations

Italian: teorico

Portuguese: teórico

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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]

WordNet theoretical
adj 1: concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than
practical considerations; "theoretical science" [syn:
theoretic] [ant: empirical]
2: concerned with theories rather than their practical
applications; "theoretical physics" [ant: applied]
3: based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis" [syn:
abstract]

Moby Dictionary
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