Theoretically
[,θiə'rɛtɪkli]
Definition
(adv.) in theory; according to the assumed facts; 'on paper the candidate seems promising'.
(adv.) in a theoretical manner; 'he worked the problem out theoretically'.
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Examples
- Theoretically, Mr. Yorke placed all sects and churches on a level. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He estimated the consumption of fuel by a theoretically perfect air engine on Mr. Stirling's principle at 0·37 lbs. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Platonically--theoretically--all humbug! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Theoretically, a three-wire installation is evenly balanced by wiring for an equal number of lamps on both sides. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- To know, to grasp a thing intellectually or theoretically, is to be out of the region of vicissitude, chance, and diversity. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Theoretically the system could be split up into any number of notes and semi-tones. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I should have thought so _theoretically_ myself, but, and her eyes brightened as she spoke, take it all and all, I never spent so happy a summer. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- They had been instructed theoretically in their religion, but never required to bring it into daily practice. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- It will be understood that the circuits represented in Fig. 1 are theoretically supposed to extend over a large area. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It will be seen that the 'A' positive plate has been given the theoretically best design to prevent expansion and overcome trouble from that cause. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- No one doubts, theoretically, the importance of fostering in school good habits of thinking. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Theoretically, she was already as good a blacksmith as I, or better. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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