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Revision as of 01:49, 30 March 2020
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
theorist (plural theorists)
- Someone who constructs theories, especially in the arts or sciences.
- 2012 January, Michael Riordan, “Tackling Infinity”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 1, page 86:
- Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains.
Synonyms
- theoretician (less common)
- theorizer / theoriser
Derived terms
Translations
someone who constructs theories
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