theoreticalness
nounUK /ˌθɪəˈretɪkəlnəs/
US /ˌθiːəˈretɪkəlnəs/
The quality of being about ideas and guesses instead of real things you can touch.
The theoreticalness of the plan made it hard to know if it would really work.
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2. The state of existing only in thought rather than in practice.
The theoreticalness of the model meant nobody had tested it in the real world.
3. The degree to which something relies on reasoning instead of experiment.
Teachers praised the theoreticalness of her essay but asked for more examples.
4. The quality of being based on possible ideas rather than proven facts.
The theoreticalness of the rumor made people doubt it was true.