theoretics

[ thee-uh-ret-iks ]
/ ˌθi əˈrɛt ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the theoretical or speculative part of a science or subject.

Origin of theoretics

1650–60; theoret(ic) (see theoretical) + -ics

Words nearby theoretics

theorem, theoretic, theoretical, theoretical arithmetic, theoretician, theoretics, theorist, theorize, theory, theory of equations, theory of everything

Example sentences from the Web for theoretics

  • They mean the actual progress of the race in tangible items of daily living and not the theoretics of barren disputation.

    The Art of Public Speaking |Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein

British Dictionary definitions for theoretics

theoretics
/ (ˌθɪəˈrɛtɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular or plural) the theory of a particular subject Also called (less commonly): theoretic