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| gen. |
academic; speculative; theoretic; predicted; closet; conceptual (Nrml Kss); speculatory |
| dipl. |
Platonic |
| econ. |
theoretic theft |
| econom. |
parent; population |
| jerg. |
far out (Interex) |
| lat. |
apriori |
| lat., makár. |
priori; a priori |
| makár. |
abstractive; analysis; contemplated; fundamental (о науках); model; notional; on paper; perfect; pure; academical; tentative |
| mat. |
abstract |
| mil., avia. |
absolute |
| negoc. |
estimated |
| náut. |
moulded; molded (о линиях обводов и размерениях корпуса корабля) |
| perf. |
ideal; idealized |
| polím. |
theoretical |
| vehíc. |
nominal |
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| gen. |
ideally; in the abstract; potentially (bookworm); technically (spy); in theoretical terms (MargeWebley); hypothetically (In a hypothetical manner or form; by or upon a hypothesis or supposition; conjecturally, supposedly; conditionally. 1665 Hooke Microgr. 67 Thus have I..endeavoured to explicate (Hypothetically at least) the causes of the Phænomena. 1698 Norris Pract. Disc. (1707) IV. 78 Both agree in this that God might Absolutely do it, and that Hypothetically he could not, i.e. supposing him to act consistently with the Moral Perfections of his Nature. 1789 Burke Corr. (1844) III. 113 In my present want of information I must only speak hypothetically. 1864 Bowen Logic viii. 266 Any Immediate Inference, also, may be stated hypothetically. OED. hypothetically, varying interpretations of the term are possible. NOED. Suppose, hypothetically, that you were offered a large sum of money in exchange for revealing company secrets. Would you accept the offer? We're just speaking hypothetically. MWALD. He was invariably willing to discuss the possibilities hypothetically... It bases its figures on what it might, hypothetically, be earning on past investment. CCB Alexander Demidov); mathematically (In the other games both players could mathematically qualify to play Carlsen, and the tension spilled over onto the board. SirReal); in theory; on paper |
| Игорь Миг |
hypothetically speaking |
| fig. |
on paper (And while this may sound glorious on paper, in real life it feels like a terrifying step – NYT diyaroschuk) |
| IT |
analytically |
| retór. |
theoretically speaking (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| tec. |
by theory |
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| gen. |
conceivably (Conceivably some of these craft might be capable of travelling just as easily under water as in the air. (Janet & Colin Bord, "Unexplained Mysteries of The 20th Century") ART Vancouver); in principle (Although one would need to comment on different instances of use individually, in principle I see no problem in using the phrase in all the situations you describe. © 4uzhoj); notionally; theoretically |
| fin. |
speculatively (telkel) |
| psic. |
academically |
| sind. |
just in principle (Кунделев) |
