Definition of theoretic Theoretic

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We found 5 definitions of theoretic from 4 different sources.

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What does theoretic mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

theoretic - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"
  theoretical
  empiric, empirical relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment"
  abstractive of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting; "abstractive analysis"
  a priori involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment"
  conjectural, hypothetic, hypothetical, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, divinatory, supposed based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"
  speculative, notional not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge"
  metaphysical highly abstract and overly theoretical; "metaphysical reasoning"
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  • theoretic (a.)
    Alt. of Theoretical

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  • theoretic
    Concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters.

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