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theoretical

adjective/ˌθi.əˈɹɛt.ɪ.kəl/

What It Means

Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

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Theoretical in Context

“We may look upon this figure as representing in section a theoretical wing-form, or aerofoil”

— 1907, Aerodynamics, constituting the first volume of a complete work on aerial flight, page 163

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From Middle English theorothycall, probably from Latin theōrēticus + -al, from Ancient Greek θεωρητικός (theōrētikós).

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