26984 words

theoretical

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
based on the ideas that relate to a subject, not the practical uses of that subject:

Examples:

theoretical physics
2
related to an explanation that has not been proved
3

Examples:

The president does not want to answer any theoretical questions.
4
based on ideas or theories, rather than practical uses of something or actual events:

Examples:

theoretical economics/physics
theoretical models/analyses/approaches
a theoretical framework/foundation/underpinning
5
existing only as an idea, rather than being real or actually happening:

Examples:

The threat of climate change is no longer merely theoretical.

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