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theoretical |
Grep of noun theoretical theoretical account Overview of adj theoretical The adj theoretical has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) theoretical, theoretic -- (concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science") 2. (2) theoretical -- (concerned with theories rather than their practical applications; "theoretical physics") 3. abstract, theoretical -- (based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis") Antonyms of adj theoretical 3 senses of theoretical Sense 1 theoretical (vs. empirical), theoretic empirical (vs. theoretical) => a posteriori => confirmable, verifiable, falsifiable => experiential, existential => experimental, data-based, observational => experimental, model(postnominal), pilot(postnominal), test(postnominal), trial(postnominal) => semiempirical => trial-and-error Sense 2 theoretical (vs. applied) applied (vs. theoretical) => practical Sense 3 abstract, theoretical INDIRECT (VIA technical) -> nontechnical, untechnical Similarity of adj theoretical 3 senses of theoretical Sense 1 theoretical (vs. empirical), theoretic => abstractive => a priori => conjectural, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious => hypothetical, hypothetic => notional, speculative => metaphysical => theory-based Sense 2 theoretical (vs. applied) => abstract => academic => pure Sense 3 abstract, theoretical => technical (vs. nontechnical) Attributes of adj theoretical Familiarity of adj theoretical theoretical used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj theoretical theoretical Overview of adj theoretical The adj theoretical has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (9) theoretical, theoretic -- (concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science") 2. (2) theoretical -- (concerned with theories rather than their practical applications; "theoretical physics") 3. abstract, theoretical -- (based on specialized theory; "a theoretical analysis")
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