theory-based

1. 1.

   based in theory rather than experiment

   “theory-based arguments and positions”

   Similartheoretical

Questions about theory-based

What does theory-based mean?

theory-based means "based in theory rather than experiment".

How many syllables are in theory-based?

theory-based has 4 syllables: theo-ry--ba-sed. The stress falls on "ry-".

Is theory-based a common word?

theory-based is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.