Hypertext Webster Gateway: "theoretically"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Theoretic \The`o*ret"ic\, Theoretical \The`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
?: cf. L. theoreticus, F. th['e]or['e]tique.]
Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or
speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or
speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning;
theoretic sciences. -- {The`o*ret"ic*al*ly}, adv.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
theoretically
adv 1: according to the assumed facts; "on paper the candidate
seems promising" [syn: {on paper}, {in theory}]
2: in a theoretical manner; "he worked the problem out
theoretically" [ant: {empirically}]
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