THEORETICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does theoretically mean? 

• THEORETICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb THEORETICALLY has 2 senses:

1. in theory; according to the assumed facts

2. in a theoretical manner

  Familiarity information: THEORETICALLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THEORETICALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In theory; according to the assumed facts

Context example:

on paper the candidate seems promising

Pertainym:

theoretical (concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a theoretical manner

Context example:

he worked the problem out theoretically

Antonym:

empirically (in an empirical manner)

Pertainym:

theoretical (concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations)

 Context examples 

Our experience is that for such large objects typically between 20 and 40 percent of the original mass, of 8.5 tons, will survive re-entry and then could be found on the ground, theoretically, he said.

(Scientists Track Chinese Space Station as It Falls to Earth, VOA)

A discrepancy between a computed, observed, or measured value or condition and the true, specified, or theoretically correct value or condition.

(Error, NCI Thesaurus)

It is mathematically defined as: JTcF = JT/CubeRootRR(seconds) and theoretically corrects the JT interval to that which would be observed at a heart rate of 1 cycle per second.

(JTcF - Fridericia's Correction Formula, NCI Thesaurus)

In a crystal, such as a diamond, qubits could theoretically be transferred from photons to electrons, which are easier to store.

(Key Tech for Quantum Communications Offered by Implanting Diamonds with Flaws, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

They had been instructed theoretically in their religion, but never required to bring it into daily practice.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

They can grow indefinitely in the laboratory and can theoretically change, or differentiate, into any cell type found in the body.

(Developing Insulin-Producing Cells to Treat Diabetes, NIH)

Each successive visit of Saturn will theoretically be easier, for it is assumed you have learned most of what Saturn needed you to learn his first time around.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

It is mathematically defined as: JTcB = JT/SqRootRR(seconds) and theoretically corrects the JT interval to that which would be observed at a heart rate of 1 cycle per second.

(JTcB - Bazett's Correction Formula, NCI Thesaurus)

The research involves designing the materials theoretically, fabricating them, and characterizing their properties.

(Picoscience and a plethora of new materials, National Science Foundation)

Theoretically, seeing an increase in the numbers of switching cells in otherwise healthy vessels should raise an alarm.

(Observation of blood vessel cells changing function could lead to early detection of blocked arteries, University of Cambridge)