Usually means: Based on theory, not practical.
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  1. theoretical: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. theoretical: Merriam-Webster
  3. theoretical: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. theoretical: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. theoretical: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. Theoretical, theoretical: Wordnik
  8. theoretical: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. theoretical: Wiktionary
  10. theoretical: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. theoretical: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. theoretical: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. theoretical: Dictionary.com
  14. theoretical: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. theoretical: Rhymezone
  16. Theoretical: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. theoretical: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  18. theoretical: FreeDictionary.org
  19. theoretical: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. theoretical: TheFreeDictionary.com
  21. theoretical: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  22. Theoretical: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  23. Theoretical: Online Plain Text English Dictionary

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  2. theoretical: Legal dictionary

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  1. theoretical: Encyclopedia

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  1. theoretical: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. theoretical: Medical dictionary

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adjective:  Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

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