Definition
theoretically: according to what we know (not in practice, not certainly)
(from a) theoretical (point of view): (from the point of view) of abstract principles or ideas (not based on reality or practical considerations)
- "Jean and I have managed to recover all of our data and transfer it to our new servers, so theoretically you should have received all emails which were sent to you while our server was offline."
- "And I'd just like to say that the complex theoretical algorithms that I learned in your calculus and trigonometry classes will help me every day in the real world, I'm sure of it."
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