Adjective
Alt. of Theoretical
Source: Webster's dictionaryEach department of knowledge passes through three stages. The theoretic stage; the theological stage and the metaphysical or abstract stage. Auguste Comte
[T]here is no more formidable obstacle than the Established Church to the spirit of rash and theoretic change which we, almost alone among the nations, have escaped . Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Wherefore the mere practical architect is not able to assign sufficient reasons for the forms he adopts; and the theoretic architect also fails, grasping the shadow instead of the substance. Vitruvius
Effective institutions raise the benefits of cooperative solutions or the costs of defection, to use game theoretic terms. Douglass North
The methods of coping with crime have no doubt undergone several changes, but mainly in a theoretic sense. In practice, society has retained the primitive motive in dealing with the offender; that is, revenge. Emma Goldman
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