Antonym: empirical. Similar words: theological, critical, vertical, identical, political, practical, practically, politically. Meaning: [θɪəˈretɪk(ə)l] adj. 1. concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations 2. concerned with theories rather than their practical applications.
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61. An empirical application of this theoretical framework is the work of Frobel etal. on the new international division of labour.
62. Community college graduates had a stronger theoretical background but no hands-on skills.
63. In exploring this issue it is useful to watch out for two aspects of theoretical interpretation.
64. The theoretical basis for this rests on economic models which predict that there are net welfare gains available from removing these barriers.
65. First are theoretical approaches which depend upon some empirical knowledge to apply theoretical concepts such as the continuity equation.
66. One part of our task is to draw attention to implicit, underlying assumptions which inform the theoretical stances adopted.
67. The information contained is intended to aid emergency planning and complement the theoretical framework used in safety assessments.
68. Such models comprise theoretical constructs of variables which are interrelated, and significant in influencing the outcome of a purchase motivation.
69. Teachers will learn how to evaluate materials in the light of the theoretical background.
70. The inferences that may be placed in data materials can and do change as theoretical frameworks change and shift.
71. Not that it could be described as light reading; there is a lot of heavily theoretical material within its pages.
72. The demonstration was motivated by theoretical work which provides the real justification for the interpretation given.
73. However(sentencedict .com), the match between theoretical school and policy implication is by no means exact.
74. Bissett's difficulty lay in the time he had been allocated for his paper on the theoretical dimensions of the device.
75. My criticisms are mainly concerned with Blake's handling of some major theoretical issues and with certain parts of the book.
76. The theoretical literature on the effects of land reform on production is inconclusive.
77. This chapter examines these questions from a theoretical standpoint within the framework of natural monopoly industries.
78. Once again, the focus is upon the theoretical interpretations of the form and pattern of uneven development that are beginning to emerge.
79. The theoretical modelling will extend and integrate existing work and provide an input into ongoing constitutional debates.
80. We believe that social anthropologists can contribute more to the debates, in both empirical and theoretical terms.
81. Fontana's treatment relies heavily on the use of Fourier transforms, is very theoretical and mentions few applications.
82. There is a very pervasive belief that it is research in theoretical and applied linguistics which provides the solutions.
83. We all of us have needs that are practical as well as those that are to a greater or lesser degree intellectual or theoretical.
84. It would not be based upon theoretical ideas which were held to have generality beyond a socio-historical context.
85. Philomene Magers continues to show artists who have exerted a strong theoretical influence upon a younger generation.
86. After a complete theoretical and experimental investigation in the Cambridge University Engineering Department.
87. The majority of the procedures themselves and of the theoretical results describing their properties rest on certain assumptions.
88. The central focus is the development of leisure interests during adolescence and the theoretical framework draws upon recent work in social cognition.
89. This is entirely in keeping with the theoretical debate over academic freedom which we find in the literature.
90. To relate these variable quantities to molecular processes is the purpose of many theoretical and experimental investigations.
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