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–adjective

1.	of, pertaining to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).

2.	existing only in theory; hypothetical.

3.	given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative.

Also, the·o·ret·ic.

[Origin: 1610–20; theoretic (< LL theōréticus < Gk theōrétikós, equiv. to theōrét(ós) to be seen (verbid of theōreǐn to view) + -ikos -ic) + -al¹

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the·o·ret·i·cal·ly, adverb

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the·o·ret·i·cal Audio Help (thē'ə-rět'ĭ-kəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, relating to, or based on theory.
Restricted to theory; not practical: theoretical physics.
Given to theorizing; speculative.

[Late Latin theōrēticus, from Greek theōrētikos, from theōrētos, observable, from theōrein, to look at; see theorem.]

the'o·ret'i·cal·ly adv.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations: theoretical linguistics; abstract reasoning; a purely academic discussion; a hypothetical statement; speculative knowledge.

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theoretically
adverb
1.	in theory; according to the assumed facts; "on paper the candidate seems promising"
2.	in a theoretical manner; "he worked the problem out theoretically" [ant: by trial and error]

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ˌtheoˈretically [-ˈreti-]

adverb

Arabic:	نَظَرِيّاً
Chinese (Simplified):	在理论上
Chinese (Traditional):	在理論上
Czech:	teoreticky
Danish:	teoretiskt
Dutch:	theoretisch
Estonian:	teoreetiliselt
Finnish:	teoreettisesti
French:	théoriquement
German:	theoretisch
Greek:	θεωρητικά
Hungarian:	elméletileg
Icelandic:	fræðilega
Indonesian:	secara teoritis

Italian:	teoricamente
Japanese:	理論上
Latvian:	teorētiski
Lithuanian:	teoriškai
Norwegian:	teoretisk
Polish:	teoretycznie
Portuguese (Portugal):	teoricamente
Russian:	теоретически
Slovak:	teoreticky
Slovenian:	teoretično
Spanish:	teóricamente
Swedish:	teoretiskt
Turkish:	kuramsal, *teorik olarak