- 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
But “there was a theoretic concern because there’s a release of oxytocin during breastfeeding,” Crowe says.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2022
The college student is rarely strengthened in his faith in moral theories by his theoretic study.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix
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