theoretic
/ˌθiəˈrɛtɪk/
adjective
- Concerned with the ideas and principles of a subject, rather than its practical uses.
- Her study of language was mostly theoretic, not focused on everyday conversation.
- Theoretic physics explores ideas like time and space without building machines.
- The course covers the theoretic foundations of computer science.
- Based on theory rather than on what is observed or experienced directly.
- His plan was purely theoretic and didn't work in practice.
- Theoretic models can predict weather patterns, but real weather is often different.
- Scientists use theoretic calculations to guess how atoms behave.
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