theoretical
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"The best guide is experimental data, and that's what we'd really like to have," he said, to study quantum gravity, which he calls "the most profound problem in theoretical physics."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The problem is that the term premium is a theoretical construct, not something we can easily observe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Major AI companies have been racing to develop better systems, including creating what they call super intelligence - theoretical tech which is smarter than humans.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
And AI fears over job security are not just theoretical.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Their speculations were purely abstract and theoretical; they applied to any possible world and not to our actual world.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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