Terms like “theoretically” or “in theory” are over used, and often used inappropriately Most of the time, the term “hypothetically” is a more appropriate term for what they mean. For example, people say things like “I have a theory that…”, when it would be more appropriate to say “I have a hypothesis that…”
My question is, when is it *actually* appropriate to use a phrase like “in theory” or “theoretically”? Please give an example when you answer.
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When something is backed up by an actual theory. Hypothetically refers to a hypothesis, which is your guess based in limited evidence on how a situation would go. A theory is more than just a hunch, it is an explanation that is backed up using the scientific process and can be used make models that accurately describe the how something works. e.g. theoretically, you can see stars that are actually behind the sun during a solar eclipse because the theory of relativity states the sun’s gravity can bend light.
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