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1
existing only as an assumption or speculation
- the merits of the new testing procedures are purely theoretical, since no one has ever used them before
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2
dealing with or expressing a quality or idea
- the theoretical musings in his new book are less engaging than the anecdote-driven arguments of his previous works
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- cosmic
- (also cosmical),
- intellectual,
- mental,
- spiritual
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The first known use of theoretical was in 1601
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