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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations;
- Example: "theoretical science"
[syn: theoretical, theoretic]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Theoretic \The`o*ret"ic\, Theoretical \The`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. L. theoreticus, F. th['e]or['e]tique.] Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning; theoretic sciences. -- The`o*ret"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

theoretic adj 1: concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science" [syn: theoretical, theoretic] [ant: empiric, empirical]