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    [Adjective]  | "the*o*ret*i*cal" | \ ˌthē-ə-ˈre-ti-kəl \


    1: existing only in theory : hypothetical

    2: relating to or having the character of theory : abstract

    3: confined to theory or speculation often in contrast to practical applications : speculative


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Late Latin theoreticus, from Greek theōrētikos, from theōrein to look at;

    [Adjective]  | "an*ti-the*o*ret*i*cal" | \ ˌan-tē-ˌthē-ə-ˈre-ti-kəl \


    1: opposed to theory


    Origin: 1842 ;

    [Idiom]  | "in theoretical terms" 


    1: in terms of what is possible or imagined rather than to what is known to be true or real : theoretically

    [Adjective]  | "theoretical" 


    1: existing only as an assumption or speculation;


      * e.g., " ... the merits of the new testing procedures are purely theoretical, since no one has ever used them before "





    2: dealing with or expressing a quality or idea;


      * e.g., " ... the theoretical musings in his new book are less engaging than the anecdote-driven arguments of his previous works "





     [ "theoretical" ]

    1: Something based on experience; a guess based on what you know.

      * e.g.,  ... Planet X was a theoretical planet that scientists thought existed. They mistook from a miscalculation in Neptune's mass. 

     [ "Theoret" ]

    1: A person who is a hardcore canadian. Typically says "eh" at the end of every sentence. Yet can kick ass when bitched at and are mainly potheads. Will junk punch whoever pisses them off then yell you know whyyyyy

      * e.g.,  ... Blake: Dude DJ was a total theoret yesterday. 

     [ "Theoretically" ]

    1: It means that something could possibly happen. It is highly unlikely it will ever happen, but there is a chance it could happen.

      * e.g.,  ...  Obama can theoretically never be a good president. Theoretically the Illuminati are real. Theoretically it could happen. 

     [ "Theoretical bug" ]

    1: When you discover that your code is not giving the right results, not because there is any bug in your program, but because there is a bug in the theory on which it is based. Theoretical bugs are rare but more common than thought. When you find one, your perception of the world improves quantically. A more day to day example, it is when you realize something you never saw before, not because it was not there, but because your mental model of the world didn't include it.

      * e.g.,  ... case 1 

     [ "Theoretical Friend" ]

    1: Old friends that you never really hear from anymore, apart from the occasional Text msg, Email or fleeting birthday card, that always contains one of the phrases: "we should meet up, hang out, do something, I'll call you..." but never actually make any arrangements. These are good on paper mates, those that bump up your personal sense of popularity but never actually see. Friends in theory.

      * e.g.,  ... "Are you kidding, Annie's not going to come, she's a Theoretical Friend..." 

     [ "theoretical cougar" ]

    1: A woman of cougar age (usually divorced, separated or unmarried). She doesn't hunt younger men. Instead she lusts at them and mentions it to her close friends and/or relatives in private.

      * e.g.,  ... Mom (in a whisper): "Meredith, you see those 5 guys over there? They're hot! Aren't they?" Meredith: "OMG Mom!!! Those guys are all my age!!!" Mom (still whispering): "Yeah, I know. But I'd love to get with one of 'em. Too bad I could never tell them that." Meredith: "You're such a theoretical cougar" 

     [ "Theoretical Boner" ]

    1: When a female finds something either sexually arousing or expresses much interest in something (usually food) that a male would typically agree with.

      * e.g.,  ... Example 1 

     [ "Theoretical Whore" ]

    1: A person who likes everybody but can;t get a single one.

      * e.g.,  ... "Yo, you see that ugly girl over there? She's a theoretical whore." 

     [ "Theoretical Testicles" ]

    1: The balls that women freeze off when they climb into cold waters. Women don't have testicles so we need something to freeze off besides our breasts because that would be saddening for both sexes. The moment when you get your groin area submerged into the water and you must stop and breath those are your theoretical testicles falling off.

      * e.g.,  ... When she cannon balled into the water, you could see her theoretical testicles shrivle and fall off. 

     [ "Theoretical Physicist" ]

    1: Contrary to the other definition, a theoretical physicist is actually a masochist who spends years trying to figure out some shit that mankind won't find useful until long after he's dead. More likely though, he will be left as a fleeting memory in the minds of apathetic and high high school students.

      * e.g.,  ... Student 1: duude. relativity n shit is weird as fuck. i dont know who made it, porbably some theoretical physicist 

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