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Technological vs Theoretical - What's the difference?

technological | theoretical |

As adjectives the difference between technological and theoretical

is that technological is of, relating to, involving or caused by technology, especially modern scientific technology while theoretical is of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

technological

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, involving or caused by technology, especially modern scientific technology.

    • Derived terms

    * technological advancement * technological unemployment

    theoretical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

    • Derived terms

    * intertheoretical * intratheoretical * nontheoretical

    Coordinate terms

    * practical