pre-theoretical en · ADJ
Etymology
From pre- + theoretical.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) 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:
Forms
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