theoretical
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1. concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations (adj.all)
| similar | : | abstractive, |
| definition | : | of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting (adj.all) |
| similar | : | a priori, |
| definition | : | based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment (adj.all) |
| similar | : | metaphysical, |
| definition | : | highly abstract and overly theoretical (adj.all) |
| similar | : | theory-based, |
| definition | : | based in theory rather than experiment (adj.all) |
2. concerned with theories rather than their practical applications (adj.all)
| similar | : | abstract, |
| definition | : | dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention (adj.all) |
| similar | : | academic, |
| definition | : | hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result (adj.all) |
| similar | : | pure, |
| definition | : | concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied (adj.all) |
3. concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations (adj.all)
| antonym | : | empiric, empirical, |
| definition | : | derived from experiment and observation rather than theory (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hypothesis, possibility, theory, |
| definition | : | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | theory, |
| definition | : | a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena (noun.cognition) |
4. concerned with theories rather than their practical applications (adj.all)
| antonym | : | applied, |
| definition | : | concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles (adj.all) |
5. concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations (adj.all)
| antonym | : | empiric, empirical, |
| definition | : | derived from experiment and observation rather than theory (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | hypothesis, possibility, theory, |
| definition | : | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | theory, |
| definition | : | a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena (noun.cognition) |
6. concerned with theories rather than their practical applications (adj.all)
| antonym | : | applied, |
| definition | : | concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles (adj.all) |
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