theoretic

English

Alternative forms

• theoretick (obsolete)

Etymology

English theory +‎ -etic, from Latin theōrēticus, from Ancient Greek θεωρητικός (theōrētikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌθiːəˈɹɛtɪk/, /ˌθɪə̯ˈɹɛtɪk/

Adjective

theoretic (comparative more theoretic, superlative most theoretic)

1. Concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters.
   • 1826, Rev. James Gilchrist, The Perpetuity of Christian Baptism Maintained, page 43:

     We shall, therefore, only very humbly submit whether the whole statement be not rather too theoretic and somewhat too darkly adumbrated in ambiguous phraseology for plain, uncollegian understandings.

2. Existing only in theory, not proven in reality.

Hyponyms

• number-theoretic
• ring-theoretic
• set-theoretic

Derived terms

• conspiracy-theoretic
• graph-theoretic
• group theoretic
• group-theoretic
• information-theoretic death
• number-theoretic function
• property-theoretic
• ring theoretic
• set-theoretic difference
• string theoretic

 

Related terms

• theoretical

Translations

concerned with theories or hypotheses

• Arabic: نَظَرِيّ (naẓariyy)
• Bulgarian: хипотетичен (bg) (hipotetičen), предполагаем (bg) (predpolagaem)
• Catalan: teòric (ca)
• Finnish: teoreettinen (fi)
• French: théorétique (fr)
• German: theoretisch (de)
• Hebrew: תֵּאוֹרֵטִי (he) m (teoreti)
• Ido: teoriala (io)
• Japanese: 理論的な (りろんてきな, rironteki na)
• Occitan: teoretic
• Russian: теорети́ческий (ru) (teoretíčeskij)
• Spanish: teórico (es)
• Volapük: teorik (vo), teorodik

existing only in theory

• Bulgarian: теоретичен (bg) (teoretičen)
• Catalan: teòric (ca)
• Finnish: teoreettinen (fi)
• French: théorique (fr)
• German: theoretisch (de)
• Hebrew: תֵּאוֹרֵטִי (he) m (tetoreti)
• Japanese: 理論上の (りろんじょうの, rironjō no)
• Occitan: teoric (oc)
• Polish: teoretyczny (pl) m
• Russian: теорети́ческий (ru) (teoretíčeskij)
• Spanish: teórico (es)
• Volapük: teorik (vo)

Anagrams

• hectorite, heterotic