theoretically
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6.0
- adverb
- /θiˈɔrɪtɪkli/
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en teoría
- In a theoretically perfect world, everyone would have equal access to education.
- theoretically possible
- only theoretically
- theoretically and practically
It doesn't matter theoretically where you're getting it from.
- It doesn't matter theoretically where you're getting it from.
- So all we have to do theoretically, is attach these things together.
- Everybody is is at least theoretically able to partake in this.
- So yeah, Apple, I guess theoretically with this, is reducing that risk.
- It can be perfectly beautiful theoretically, yet sound absolutely horrible.
- OK, the Analogue Act theoretically outlaws an infinite number of substances, right?
- They then try to repackage them, speed up their growth, and theoretically make them work better.
- It's incredibly fascinating and, and theoretically intriguing.
- And so theoretically you might carry more value than him at this point.
- And then blockchain theoretically could, could prove that.
Examples
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If more people understood the concept, it theoretically should lead to better outcomes.
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Under these circumstances, it theoretically should not be possible for microbes to contaminate the water.
Academic text (2008) -
Every move has a move that theoretically should be the right choice.
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So they theoretically can both be telling the truth here.
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If you can do that you should theoretically be making a risk free profit.
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But what I could say is that battery life theoretically is good.
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Not only was this investigation deemed theoretically important, its outcomes were assumed to have practical importance as well.
Academic text (2008) -
Our understanding of lived experience was theoretically rather than empirically driven.
Academic text (1999) -
The two sets of findings taken together certainly justify further consideration, both theoretically and empirically.
Academic text (1991) -
Theoretically, the job's simple.
Synonyms
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4.6
It is true in writing or in theory but not always in real life
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4.9
According to an idea or rule, but not always true in real life
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7.1
In theory or for calculation, it is not actually real
Antonyms
How Theoretical
Surface Forms
Morphology
theoretically = theoretical (transparent) = theory + ical + ly
Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'theoretical' yields the meaning 'in a theoretical or principled sense', which learners can derive from the base.
Etymology
The word theoretically comes from theory, which means an 'idea' or a 'plan', so theoretically means 'in principle' rather than in real life. That's why we say something works theoretically when it should be true in idea but may not work in practice.