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concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"
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empiric,
empirical relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment"
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abstractive of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting; "abstractive analysis"
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a priori involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment"
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conjectural,
hypothetic,
hypothetical,
suppositional,
suppositious,
supposititious,
divinatory,
supposed based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"
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speculative,
notional not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge"
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metaphysical highly abstract and overly theoretical; "metaphysical reasoning"
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