theoretical
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6.3
- adjective
- /θiˈɔrɪtɪkəl/
- Her research focused on the theoretical foundations of quantum mechanics rather than its applications.
- a theoretical framework
- theoretical and empirical
- a theoretical model
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Watch on YouTubeSo these are top theoretical physicists at CERN.
- So these are top theoretical physicists at CERN.
- Suskin being one of the best theoretical physicists ever.
- It is not a purely theoretical or speculative knowledge.
- I will tell you about Roosevelt's theoretical understanding of nature.
- And so this opened up a whole series of theoretical pathways, right?
- But as Ketchen says, you know, we've got good theoretical reasons to believe it.
- That would that would be my guess given our theoretical structures that we're building.
- And he didn't know what it meant in a theoretical or theological sense.
- Envy and malicious joy are merely theoretical right.
- It's really in a kind of alien realm as far as our theoretical apparatus goes.
- OK, so that's the theoretical Lego version.
- Is there any other theoretical reason to say that about it?
- OK, it's time to meet all the theoretical physicists.
- What are its core theoretical and and practical implications?
Examples
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First, we aim to set intervention process research within a broader theoretical and empirical framework.
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Interventions within a service delivery model will depend, in part, upon the theoretical orientation of that model.
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So this was our design, this theoretical design and what really this means.
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And, you know, those are all highly theoretical ideas.
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At the time, art needed no less a theoretical model of its history than politics.
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But let me consider from a theoretical perspective what it is.
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And so this opened up a whole series of theoretical pathways, right?
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We tailored a few of the lectures and readings to provide the necessary theoretical background.
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In this article, several strategies are laid out to approach words from theoretical and practical standpoints.
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The model is intended as a theoretical framework, not a quantitative binning system.
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Synonyms
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6.9
More about theory or small details than practical use
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6.8
Relating to ideas or theories rather than practical use
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6.4
Based on ideas and principles rather than practical work or tests
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9.9
Too abstract and not useful for real life
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8.0
About ideas or general plans rather than practical details
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7.0
About ideas and study rather than practical use
Antonyms
Compounds
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Etymology
Theoretical comes from the Greek word theoria, which meant 'looking' or 'thinking about' something and is the same root as theory. So, something theoretical is about ideas and thinking, not about doing or practical use.