- a variation of theoretical.
theoretic
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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In anticipation of the listings, there has been a throng of activity on secondary markets where investors are buying unlisted securities, pushing Anthropic's theoretic value to more than $1 trillion.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
“I have no use for a theoretic freedom,” Stravinsky declared.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The ninth theoretic instance is harder to shake.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2025
His theoretic concepts on urban design had impermanence as a central theme — the idea that cities rise and fall and are always in flux.
From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2022
The process finds many historical parallels: and it is an intensely practical, not a theoretic, matter.
From South America and the War by Kirkpatrick, F. A. (Frederick Alexander)
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