Meaning | concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations. |
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Example | "theoretical science" |
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Synonym | theoretical |
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Narrower | a priori | Based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment |
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abstractive | Of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting / abstracting |
conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious | Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence |
metaphysical | Highly abstract and overly theoretical |
notional, speculative | not based on fact or investigation |
theory-based | Based in theory rather than experiment |
Opposite | empirical, empiric | derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
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Spanish | teórico |
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Catalan | teòric |
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Nouns | theory | a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world |
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theory | a tentative insight into the natural world |