theoretically

/θiəˈrɛɾɪkli/
/θiəˈrɛtɪkli/
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Definitions of theoretically
  1. adverb
    in theory; according to the assumed facts
  2. adverb
    in a theoretical manner
    “he worked the problem out theoretically”
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    antonyms:
    empirically
    in an empirical manner
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