theorycrafting

theorycrafting is the present participle and gerund of theorycraft.

Meaning of theorycraft

theorycraft (third-person singular simple present theorycrafts, present participle theorycrafting, simple past and past participle theorycrafted)

To analyze (especially mathematically) the underlying mechanics of a video game in order to optimize or minimax one's gameplay.
- Sometimes, the person asking only has a vague understanding of what it means to “theorycraft.” Most players already know that theorycrafting produces numbers that can be used to evaluate performance and ask questions, of course. But what most players don’t know is how those numbers are produced...2014 July 15, Theck, “TC101: Intro to Theorycrafting”, in Sacred Duty, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2025

theorycrafting (countable and uncountable, plural theorycraftings)

The act by which something is theorycrafted.
- For example, my own entry into the world of theorycrafting happened when I took somebody’s prot paladin spreadsheet and translated it into MATLAB code.2014 July 15, Theck, “TC101: Intro to Theorycrafting”, in Sacred Duty, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2025

plural	theorycraftings

What does theorycrafting mean?: Theorycrafting means the act by which something is theorycrafted.
What is theorycrafting the present participle and gerund of?: Theorycrafting is the present participle and gerund of theorycraft.
What part of speech is theorycrafting?: Theorycrafting is a noun.
What is the plural of theorycrafting?: The plural of theorycrafting is theorycraftings.

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