The phrase "theoretical term" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used in academic or technical writing to refer to a concept or idea that exists in theory, but may not have been tested or proven in practice. Example: "According to the latest research, the use of this theoretical term has sparked much debate among scientists and philosophers."
There is yet another explanation of theoreticity: a theoretical term is one whose meaning becomes determined through the axioms of a scientific theory.
In that piece, he posed questions about the relevance of "transversality," a theoretical term that loosely describes the intersection of art and politics, while offering a portrait of a lonely artist.
But if we pause to consider its multiple functions and ask hard questions about the meaning of "the political," to introduce a theoretical term of art much in fashion today, we can perhaps add nuance to our denunciations, maybe even acknowledge that in some ways and in some contexts lying can be understood as a political virtue.
Consider a scientist introducing a new theoretical term by definitional stipulation.
The third is whether the theoretical term 'species' refers to a real category in nature.
Roughly, Carnap first defined the concept of the "relative significance" of a theoretical term.
Unlike Carnap, Weyl did not characterize the interpretation of theoretical terms by means of model-theoretic notions.
Like the natural greenhouse effect, the enhanced greenhouse effect is — in theoretical terms, at least — uncontroversial.
But these are easy arguments to make from the privileged position of discussing abuse in theoretical terms.
You select four theoretical terms from a pull-down menu, it generates a delightfully meaningless string of words.
In fact, the exhibition came about in response to such questions, although it doesn't address them in theoretical terms.
