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pre-theoretical

adj

pre-theoretical

adj

Etymology From pre- + theoretical.

1

Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences Arising before any theoretical considerations.

  • 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.1979, Joseph D. Sneed, The Logical Structure of Mathematical Physics:

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