Wondering how to use Theoretical in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as theoretic or metaphysical.
Theoretical meaning
Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
Synonyms of Theoretical
Using Theoretical
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
- Useful related words include: theoretic, metaphysical, speculative, notional.
- In the example corpus, theoretical often appears in combinations such as: the theoretical, of theoretical, theoretical physics.
Context around Theoretical
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Theoretical
- In this selection, "theoretical" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ongoing, provide, literary, basis, physics and model stand out and add context to how "theoretical" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an ongoing theoretical attitude and and literary theoretical principles. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "theoretical" sits close to words such as aggression, td and devils, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with theoretical
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
History Theoretical foundation The structured program theorem provides the theoretical basis of structured programming. (14 words)
Theoretical immunology Immunology is strongly experimental in everyday practice but is also characterized by an ongoing theoretical attitude. (18 words)
There are some researches that provide theoretical illumination of lived experiences, and others that shed practical light on theoretical application. (20 words)
We have a theoretical model that predicts the outcome of the very energetic particle collisions we create in the core of our giant detectors, but we only have approximate descriptions of the inputs to the theoretical model, so we need simulations. (41 words)
In order to digitize a map, the map has to be checked within theoretical dimensions, then scanned into a raster format, and resulting raster data has to be given a theoretical dimension by a rubber sheeting/warping technology process. (39 words)
Müller was not a theoretical physicist, had not published in a physics journal, and was not a member of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft ; his appointment was considered a travesty and detrimental to educating theoretical physicists. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, on a theoretical basis, this author argues that Lenin’s approach is economistic, and it is a theoretical basis that is being discussed here.
There are some researches that provide theoretical illumination of lived experiences, and others that shed practical light on theoretical application.
In their talks, Maas said, there had been no time to discuss “things of a theoretical character … because the people of Syria lack the time for theoretical debates”.
We have a theoretical model that predicts the outcome of the very energetic particle collisions we create in the core of our giant detectors, but we only have approximate descriptions of the inputs to the theoretical model, so we need simulations.
His theoretical writings Laocoon and Hamburg Dramaturgy (Hamburgische Dramaturgie) set the standards for the discussion of aesthetic and literary theoretical principles.
History Theoretical foundation The structured program theorem provides the theoretical basis of structured programming.
In 1935, the Munich Faculty drew up a list of candidates to replace Sommerfeld as ordinarius professor of theoretical physics and head of the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Munich.
In order to digitize a map, the map has to be checked within theoretical dimensions, then scanned into a raster format, and resulting raster data has to be given a theoretical dimension by a rubber sheeting/warping technology process.
Müller was not a theoretical physicist, had not published in a physics journal, and was not a member of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft ; his appointment was considered a travesty and detrimental to educating theoretical physicists.
Phenomenology is the branch of theoretical physics in which physicists construct realistic models of nature from more abstract theoretical ideas.
Public goods This is an example of the theoretical thinking shifting the emphasis from faith and theoretical principles such as sovereignty to the socio-economic logic, as Karl Marx did.
Theoretical approaches to the immune system Immunology is strongly experimental in everyday practice but is also characterized by an ongoing theoretical attitude.
Theoretical computer science main Theoretical Computer Science is mathematical and abstract in spirit, but it derives its motivation from practical and everyday computation.
Theoretical immunology Immunology is strongly experimental in everyday practice but is also characterized by an ongoing theoretical attitude.
Theoretical models Most studies of the likely impact of the Tobin tax on financial markets volatility have been theoretical—researches conducted laboratory simulations or constructed economic models.
There are separate theoretical- and practical-based qualifications at this Level and the RHS Level 2 Diploma in the Principles and Practices of Horticulture combines the theoretical- and practical-based qualifications.
Therefore, for a theoretical isotropic antenna ( ), the received power is described by a formula: : where is a power density of an electromagnetic wave at a location of theoretical isotropic receiving antenna.
The theoretical architecture derives from work on the description of natural discourse, and as such ‘no very clear line is drawn between ‘(theoretical) linguistics’ and ‘applied linguistics’.
The two fields complement each other, with theoretical astronomy seeking to explain the observational results and observations being used to confirm theoretical results.
Whatever finite collection of number-theoretical axioms is taken as a foundation, Gödel showed how to construct a formal statement that is a true number-theoretical fact, but which does not follow from those axioms.
Common combinations with theoretical
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the theoretical 27×
- of theoretical 17×
- theoretical physics 15×
- and theoretical 13×
- theoretical physicist 11×
- theoretical and 10×
- in theoretical 10×
- for theoretical 7×
- on theoretical 6×
- is theoretical 6×