theoretic

/θiəˈrɛdɪk/
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Definitions of theoretic
  1. adjective
    concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
    synonyms: theoretical
    abstractive
    of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting
    a priori
    based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment
    circumstantial, conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
    based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
    notional, speculative
    not based on fact or investigation
    metaphysical
    highly abstract and overly theoretical
    theory-based
    based in theory rather than experiment
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