based on theory
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But to estimate how much rotational energy it had at each step, Myers and Fink relied on inferences based on theory, introducing some uncertainty.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 30, 2021
Yes, the detailed physics of feedbacks are uncertain, but understanding isn’t just based on theory or recent history.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2014
"Any truthful declaration on the Cabinet members will be announced by me, and all other statements will be based on theory and conjecture."
From Time Magazine Archive
It is not, in other words, a mere idle statement based on theory or guess-work, but a mathematical truth, taken from experience.
From Stammering, Its Cause and Cure by Bogue, Benjamin Nathaniel
Professor Ostrup's remarks about the shifting of the neutral axis of a beam and of the pressure line of an arch are based on theory which is grounded in impossible assumptions.
From Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 by Godfrey, Edward
