theoretical concept

collocation in English

meaningsoftheoreticalandconcept

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theoretical
adjective
uk
/θɪəˈret.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌθiː.əˈret̬.kəl/
based on the ideas that relate to a subject, not the practical uses of ...
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concept
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sept/us
/ˈkɑːn.sept/
a principle ...
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(Definition oftheoreticalandconceptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftheoretical concept

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The cross-linguistic differences also reflect the explanatory inadequacies of thetheoreticalconceptof markedness or default features.
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One'stheoreticalconceptof the dependent variable can provide useful guidance in this respect.
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For a logically coherent explanation to be composed, research should start with atheoreticalconcept grounded in biological reality rather than utopian desire.
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Until that moment, globalization for many of us was merely atheoreticalconceptlargely divorced from health care.
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His purpose is to recommend a concept of law, much as any scientist might recommend atheoreticalconceptto capture a set of phenomena.
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But trying to make sense of freedom as atheoreticalconceptis disastrous.
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It should be noted that both visual phenomena considered here are independent of anytheoreticalconcept such as, for example, the assumption of neural representations.
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Thistheoreticalconceptis compatible with the hill-climbing algorithm used in our simulation exercise.
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Freedom, as atheoreticalconcept, must still be explained in terms of causation - but causation of a new and different kind.
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These six modes of communication provide support for thetheoreticalconceptof empathetic creativity being the production of spontaneous musical utterances that can emerge from empathetically attuned collaborative musical communication.
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I rejoin that such criteria are inappropriate, even in science, to an account that develops atheoreticalconceptby closely describing the essential structural features of a thing.
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The aesthetic of disappearance that was referred to earlier, and of reminiscence, is atheoreticalconcept that is designed to correspond to a particular progression of memory in time.
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This is clearly a verytheoreticalconcept.
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This would give an experimental glimpse into the quantum nature of spacetime and prove that the virtual field is a truly existing entity rather than just a convenienttheoreticalconcept.
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Much work would be needed to establish whether thetheoreticalconceptof artificial liver support can be applied in practice.
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Having such an over-riding authority is not a meretheoreticalconcept.
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Thetheoreticalconceptbehind the formula takes no account of change.
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We are committed to liberty, freedom and democracy and, therefore, it is difficult to argue against thetheoreticalconceptof devolution.
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