field-theoreticaladj.
/ˌfiːldθɪəˈrɛtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌfil(d)ˌθiəˈrɛdək(ə)l/ Chiefly Physics.
Relating to, based on, or employing a field theory (field theory n.).
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > [adjective] > concerned with theory > field theory
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1934 Philos. Sci. 1 334 Aristotle was trying to answer the question: ‘Why do bodies move?’ Galileo, the first thinker in the field-theoretical tradition, attempted the more modest question: ‘How do bodies move?’
1968 C. G. Kuper Introd. Theory Superconductivity i. 2 In field-theoretical language the mechanism responsible for electrical resistance is scattering of electrons.
2004 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 460 883 Apart from the above field theoretical description, vortex lines can also be treated by means of statistical mechanics.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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