Talk:theoretician

RFD discussion: November 2018–July 2019

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theoretician

sense: someone who is expert in the theory of a particular science or art

Isn't this a verbose obfuscation of the other definition: "a theorist"? Most other dictionaries seem to think so. DCDuring (talk) 18:18, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

Per our definitions, one could be expert in the theory (theoretician) without ever having constructed a theory of one's own (theorist). Equinox ◑ 18:22, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

I think "expert" is a bad way to express it, but a theoretician is someone who examines or studies the theory and theoretical assumptions relating to a certain academic study, field of inquiry, etc.-Sonofcawdrey (talk) 00:08, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

Kept No delete votes, no comments in seven and a half months. Purplebackpack89 15:06, 22 July 2019 (UTC)