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单词 theoretical
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Definition of theoretical in English:

theoretical

adjective θɪəˈrɛtɪk(ə)lθiəˈrɛdək(ə)l
  • 1Concerned with or involving the theory of a subject or area of study rather than its practical application.

    a theoretical physicist
    the training is practical rather than theoretical
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The two-hour sessions are split in half; the first theoretical, the second practical.
    • To do this it is helpful to detail briefly the theoretical framework within which these questions were grounded.
    • This point is most clear in the area of theoretical science, though it has much broader application.
    • The preceding chapters have been concerned with the theoretical sciences.
    • However he was also very active in applications of mathematics to theoretical physics.
    • Studies up to that point were entirely theoretical and lacked any real practical application.
    • Oskar Klein died in Stockholm, one of the finest theoretical physicists of the twentieth century.
    • His careful study of military affairs had been as much theoretical as practical.
    • These majors were too theoretical and impractical, so that it would have been hard to find a job.
    • In addition to the theoretical course, he had four years' experience working with horses.
    • HNDs are much more vocational than degrees and can often be more practical rather than theoretical.
    • Another area of mathematics that is full of rough estimates is theoretical computer science.
    • Will there be no work left for theoretical physicists to do in the twenty-first century?
    • Then he could acquire the practical skills to go with his theoretical knowledge.
    • The PR guy said she was tipped as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists of her generation.
    • Excuse me for for butting in… But does it matter if a theoretical framework is unfalsifiable?
    • I guess I'm interested in this question more from a theoretical than practical standpoint.
    • In theoretical science, we have no reason to suppose that we are ever talking about anything.
    • Zhukovskii was concerned both with theoretical and with experimental aspects of the subject.
    Synonyms
    not practical, conceptual, abstract, pure
    1. 1.1 Based on or calculated through theory rather than experience or practice.
      the theoretical value of their work
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is clear that Laurent was a good engineer, putting his deep theoretical knowledge to good practical use.
      • The session included experience-based, theoretical, and practical aspects.
      • For Marx the unity of theory and practice meant the resolution of theoretical problems by practical activity.
      • Galen believed that medicine required both practical and theoretical elements.
      • And he also identified a desire to work on real rather than theoretical problems.
      • This is, of course, a theoretical calculation, but one which graphically illustrates the point.
      • It also considers the theoretical and practical powers and constraints on a Prime Minister.
      • These books will be exemplars of empirical study and theoretical understanding.
      • There is a strong theoretical and practical case for free trade and the economic benefits it brings.
      • This is not to suggest that research is entirely dictated by theoretical concerns.
      • Freud constantly revised his theories in view of theoretical concerns and new data.
      • Experimental tests with aquatic species have backed up the theoretical predictions.
      • Yet this trend raises a number of important issues, both theoretical and practical.
      • Moreover the concern is an intensely practical one, rather than theoretical.
      • Wilson's essay is desperately keen to convey her theoretical vision of the world.
      • Now the lost work is regarded as a masterpiece with a theoretical value of £300,000.
      • It takes real guts to stop being just a critic of the system and come up with solutions, both practical and theoretical.
      • How wonderful it would be if all theoretical conclusion equated with the practical reality.
      • His basic research laid the foundation for many later theoretical and practical developments.
      • The concerns of the literati were practical was well as theoretical.
      Synonyms
      hypothetical, conjectural, academic, suppositional, speculative, notional, postulatory, conjectured, imagined, assumed, presumed, untested, unproven, unsubstantiated
      rare suppositious, suppositive, ideational

Rhymes

alphabetical, arithmetical, heretical, hypothetical, metathetical, metical, parenthetical, poetical, prophetical, reticle, synthetical
 
 

Definition of theoretical in US English:

theoretical

adjectiveTHēəˈredək(ə)lθiəˈrɛdək(ə)l
  • 1Concerned with or involving the theory of a subject or area of study rather than its practical application.

    a theoretical physicist
    the training is task-related rather than theoretical
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The two-hour sessions are split in half; the first theoretical, the second practical.
    • Will there be no work left for theoretical physicists to do in the twenty-first century?
    • To do this it is helpful to detail briefly the theoretical framework within which these questions were grounded.
    • Studies up to that point were entirely theoretical and lacked any real practical application.
    • Another area of mathematics that is full of rough estimates is theoretical computer science.
    • In addition to the theoretical course, he had four years' experience working with horses.
    • This point is most clear in the area of theoretical science, though it has much broader application.
    • His careful study of military affairs had been as much theoretical as practical.
    • Excuse me for for butting in… But does it matter if a theoretical framework is unfalsifiable?
    • The PR guy said she was tipped as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists of her generation.
    • Oskar Klein died in Stockholm, one of the finest theoretical physicists of the twentieth century.
    • Then he could acquire the practical skills to go with his theoretical knowledge.
    • In theoretical science, we have no reason to suppose that we are ever talking about anything.
    • These majors were too theoretical and impractical, so that it would have been hard to find a job.
    • However he was also very active in applications of mathematics to theoretical physics.
    • HNDs are much more vocational than degrees and can often be more practical rather than theoretical.
    • I guess I'm interested in this question more from a theoretical than practical standpoint.
    • Zhukovskii was concerned both with theoretical and with experimental aspects of the subject.
    • The preceding chapters have been concerned with the theoretical sciences.
    Synonyms
    not practical, conceptual, abstract, pure
    1. 1.1 Based on or calculated through theory rather than experience or practice.
      the theoretical value of their work
      Example sentencesExamples
      • How wonderful it would be if all theoretical conclusion equated with the practical reality.
      • And he also identified a desire to work on real rather than theoretical problems.
      • There is a strong theoretical and practical case for free trade and the economic benefits it brings.
      • It also considers the theoretical and practical powers and constraints on a Prime Minister.
      • This is, of course, a theoretical calculation, but one which graphically illustrates the point.
      • The concerns of the literati were practical was well as theoretical.
      • For Marx the unity of theory and practice meant the resolution of theoretical problems by practical activity.
      • It takes real guts to stop being just a critic of the system and come up with solutions, both practical and theoretical.
      • His basic research laid the foundation for many later theoretical and practical developments.
      • The session included experience-based, theoretical, and practical aspects.
      • This is not to suggest that research is entirely dictated by theoretical concerns.
      • It is clear that Laurent was a good engineer, putting his deep theoretical knowledge to good practical use.
      • Wilson's essay is desperately keen to convey her theoretical vision of the world.
      • Galen believed that medicine required both practical and theoretical elements.
      • Now the lost work is regarded as a masterpiece with a theoretical value of £300,000.
      • Freud constantly revised his theories in view of theoretical concerns and new data.
      • Experimental tests with aquatic species have backed up the theoretical predictions.
      • Moreover the concern is an intensely practical one, rather than theoretical.
      • Yet this trend raises a number of important issues, both theoretical and practical.
      • These books will be exemplars of empirical study and theoretical understanding.
      Synonyms
      hypothetical, conjectural, academic, suppositional, speculative, notional, postulatory, conjectured, imagined, assumed, presumed, untested, unproven, unsubstantiated
 
 
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