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   theoretical

   /θɪəˈrɛtɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. concerned with or involving the theory of a subject or area of study rather than its practical application: "a theoretical physicist" Similar not practicalconceptualabstractpureOpposite practicalapplied
   • ▪ based on or calculated through theory rather than experience or practice: "the theoretical value of their work" Similar hypotheticalconjecturalacademicsuppositionalspeculativenotionalpostulatoryconjecturedimaginedassumedpresumeduntestedunprovenunsubstantiatedrare:suppositioussuppositiveideationalOpposite concreteactualreal

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