theoretical
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The indicator’s theoretical rationale is that households are late to jump on the market’s bandwagon, and are therefore most bullish at or near tops and most bearish at or near bottoms.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Crucially, this indicator’s theoretical rationale is distinct from each of the other eight.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The researchers therefore combined their measurements with theoretical calculations to reconstruct the sequence of events inside the material.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Generally, though, rising debt levels have done very little to upset the bond market, making a full-fledged fiscal crisis more of a theoretical concern than an urgent worry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Soon afterwards, however, the suspicion that the regularities were important clicked inside his head as the result of several conversations with the young theoretical chemist John Griffith.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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