Definitions for theoretical
ˌθi əˈrɛt ɪ kəlthe·o·ret·i·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. theoretical, theoreticadjective

   concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations

   "theoretical science"

2. theoreticaladjective

   concerned with theories rather than their practical applications

   "theoretical physics"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. theoreticaladjective

   Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Theoretical, Theoretick, Theorical, Theorickadjective

   Speculative; depending on theory or speculation; terminating in theory or speculation; not practical.

   Etymology: theorique, Fr. from ϑεωρία.

   When he speaks,
   The air, a charter’d libertine, is still;
   And the mute wonder lurketh in mens ears,
   To steal his sweet and honied sentences:
   So that the act and practick part of life
   Must be the mistress to this theorique. William Shakespeare.

   The theorical part of the inquiry being interwoven with the historical conjectures, the philosophy of colours will be promoted by indisputable experiments. Robert Boyle, on Colours.

   For theoretical learning and sciences there is nothing yet complete. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

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1. theoretical

   Theoretical refers to something that is based on theories or principles and not connected with practical or concrete implementation. It involves ideas, concepts, and intellectual reasoning rather than practical application or physical actions. Often, it includes abstract or philosophical thinking that helps in understanding and explaining a particular phenomenon or subject matter.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Theoreticaladjective

   pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning; theoretic sciences

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'theoretical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3184

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'theoretical' in Adjectives Frequency: #442

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   The numerical value of theoretical in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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   The numerical value of theoretical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of theoretical in a Sentence

1. Sudam Tilekar:

   Practical knowledge is always surrounded by questions while theoretical knowledge always surrounded by success !!!

2. Walter Orenstein:

   An' overreaction of the immune system' appears to be one of the ways natural Covid-19 infection leads to serious illness and death. There is the theoretical risk that vaccines might trigger that, but I am not aware of any data to date that support an actual role for vaccines in exacerbating the clinical illness, in fact, the trials showed that the vaccines, such as the JJ vaccine, are more effective against serious disease than mild disease.

3. Dan Wilkins:

   I've been building theoretical predictions of how these echoes appear to us for a few years, i'd already seen Dan Wilkins in the theory I've been developing, so once I saw Dan Wilkins in the telescope observations, I could figure out the connection.

4. Peter Hotez:

   There's heavy consequences because we're starting to see not only breakthrough hospitalizations, but even breakthrough deaths in people getting only two doses of the vaccine and not getting the booster -- especially those over the age of 65 -- so this is more than a theoretical discussion. Lives are being lost because of the messaging.

5. Dan Barouch:

   There was a theoretical concern that the generation of anti-vector antibodies by the first shot could impede the use of it again, i think these data put that to rest.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=theoretical
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Theoretical
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=theoretical
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theoretical