pre-theoretical
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See also: pretheoretical
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
pre- + theoretical
Adjective[edit]
pre-theoretical (not comparable)
- (philosophy) Arising before any theoretical considerations.
- 1979, Joseph D. Sneed, The Logical Structure of Mathematical Physics:
- Likewise, the force function can be related in an obvious way to the pre-theoretical notion of how much "push and pull" it takes to set some medium-sized physical object in motion and keep it moving.