theoretic
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6.8
- adjective
- /θiˈɔrɪtɪk/
- Formal
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teórico
- The same is true of the theoretic conceptions used by theologians in articulating their faith.
- game-theoretic
- graph-theoretic
- theoretic models
He's the head of the of the theoretical physics department, the chair.
- He's the head of the of the theoretical physics department, the chair.
- All right, so your incredible brain theoretical physicist Michio Kaku.
- This exceeds the theoretical maximum strength of matter.
- One of them is what's known as the string theoretic landscape.
- The first, Leonard Suskind, stems from this concept or theoretical construct called the string landscape.
- With sets In particular, you're going to need knowledge of some of those set theoretic theorems.
- Let me introduce a colleague and a friend, one of the smartest people on earth, theoretical physicist Brian Greene, everybody.
- So it's a really interesting idea, one that at first glance I thought would be completely theoretical.
- And you and I do both share this fairly unusual fact that both of our fathers are theoretical physicists.
Examples
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Both findings lent preliminary support to the theoretic position advanced by Derlega and his colleagues (1989).
Academic text (2000) -
The second is that this course is really going to mix the theoretical with the applied.
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A review of theoretic explanations for gender differences in touch is provided.
Academic text (2000) -
Researchers in Austria have developed a theoretical framework to explain how conflict arises and spreads.
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The professor presented a theoretic model to explain the phenomena observed in the experiment.
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Her research focused on theoretic frameworks that underpin modern economics.
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Although his ideas were theoretic, they sparked a valuable discussion about possible future technologies.
Synonyms
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6.3
Relating to ideas and basic rules rather than practical use
Based on ideas and principles rather than practical work or tests
About ideas and study rather than practical use
About ideas or general plans rather than practical details
Antonyms
How Theoretical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Theoretic comes from the Greek word theoria, which meant 'to look' or 'to think about', and you can see the same root in theory. So something theoretic is mainly about ideas and explanation, not about doing or practical action.