theoretical foundation

collocation in English

meaningsoftheoreticalandfoundation

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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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foundation
noun
uk
/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/
us
/faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃən/
an occasion when an organization, state, etc. ...
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(Definition oftheoreticalandfoundationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Where the book falls down is its lack oftheoreticalfoundationand analytical reflection.
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The ad hoc method lacks the formaltheoreticalfoundationof the present approach, and does not make use of all the data available.
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Section 3 describes thetheoreticalfoundationof this research.
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We will then introduce conjoint analysis and describe itstheoreticalfoundationand practical use.
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Needless to say, thetheoreticalfoundationof this study is modernist and agrees with the assumption that nationalism is a modern phenomenon.
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The approach works in association with predefined concept hierarchies and has a firmtheoreticalfoundation.
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By documenting that certain traits meet these rigorous criteria, the evolutionary sciences will ultimately rest on a firmertheoreticalfoundation.
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These works aim at atheoreticalfoundationof the measurements of freedom.
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We have many works, built upon a soundtheoreticalfoundation, which can legitimately be regarded as belonging to economic history.
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A decentralized overlapping generations model with induced technological change is set forth as thetheoreticalfoundation.
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Thetheoreticalfoundationfor analysis of the age factor is based on a semiotic-genetic typology of bilingualism.
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Quantification of eventual impact derived from those outputs will depend on the types of goods produced and on analytical methods appropriate to theirtheoreticalfoundation.
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It needs atheoreticalfoundationand it needs to provide an explanation of the data.
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In other words, those who deny the existence of "communities" have not developed atheoreticalfoundationas an alternative to the "community" theory.
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Those traits that do survive the onerous burden of special design will, however, put the evolutionary sciences on a much firmertheoreticalfoundation.
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After all, grammar is a subject in its own right, with a long and solid history and firmtheoreticalfoundation.
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Its drawback seems to be the slow progress in itstheoreticalfoundation.
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Although code suffices to establish atheoreticalfoundationfor meta-programming, it lacks proper syntax to support practical meta-programming.
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