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THEORY-BASED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does theory-based mean?
• THEORY-BASED (adjective)
The adjective THEORY-BASED has 1 sense:
1. based in theory rather than experiment
Familiarity information: THEORY-BASED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Based in theory rather than experiment
Context example:
theory-based arguments and positions
Similar:
theoretic; theoretical (concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations)
Context examples
The CNS is a clinical expert in theory-based and/or research-based nursing practice within a specialty area.
(Clinical Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)
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