| Theorematical | |
| Theoretical | |
| Theoretics | n. The speculative part of a science; speculation. [ 1913 Webster ] At the very first, with our Lord himself, and his apostles, as represented to us in the New Testament, morals come before contemplation, ethics before theoretics. H. B. Wilson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| theoretic |
| theoretical | (adj) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations, Syn. theoretic, Ant. empirical, Example: theoretical science |
| theoretical | (adj) concerned with theories rather than their practical applications, Ant. applied, Example: theoretical physics |
| theoretically | (adv) in theory; according to the assumed facts, Example: on paper the candidate seems promising |
| theoretically | (adv) in a theoretical manner, Ant. empirically, Example: he worked the problem out theoretically |