Dictionary Entry
theoretical
theoretical is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning; theoretic sciences. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses
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- 1adjective
Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning; theoretic sciences.
- 2adjective
concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
"theoretical science"
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- 3adjective
concerned with theories rather than their practical applications
"theoretical physics"
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