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theoretical
adjective as in hypothetical
Strongest matches
abstract, academic, analytical, imaginative, intellectual, logical, metaphysical, philosophical, speculative, vague
Weak matches
as a premise, assumed, codified, conjectural, contingent, formalistic, formularized, general, ideal, idealized, ideational, ideological, impractical, in the abstract, in theory, instanced, notional, on paper, pedantic, postulated, presumed, problematical, pure, quixotic, suppositional, tentative, transcendent, transcendental, unearthly, unproved, unsubstantiated
Example Sentences
Earlier theoretical work on somewhat smaller intermediate-mass black holes had suggested that a gas-enshrouded configuration like this could enable very rapid black hole growth in the early universe.
The estimated frequency of these annihilation events based on the observed gamma ray intensity also fits within expected theoretical ranges.
For low and intermediate intensities, the theoretical model captures only part of the experimental behavior.
Their prices aren’t based on even a theoretical value of issuing enterprises such as corporations, municipalities or federal agencies.
The scientists based their analysis on a theoretical framework they recently proposed called 'mantle wave' theory, which was named a finalist for Science magazine's 2024 Breakthrough of the Year.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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