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theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science" |
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empiric,
empirical relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment"
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abstractive of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting; "abstractive analysis"
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a priori involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment"
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conjectural,
divinatory,
hypothetic,
hypothetical,
supposed,
suppositional,
suppositious,
supposititious based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"
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notional,
speculative not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge"
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metaphysical highly abstract and overly theoretical; "metaphysical reasoning"
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theory-based based in theory rather than experiment; "theory-based arguments and positions"
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theoretical - concerned with theories rather than their practical applications; "theoretical physics" |
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applied concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles; "applied physics"; "applied psychology"; "technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"- Sidney Hook
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abstract existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
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academic hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"
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pure in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
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