theoretical rationale

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meanings of theoreticaland rationale

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theoretical
adjective
uk /θɪəˈret.ɪ.kəl/ us /ˌθiː.əˈret̬.ə.kəl/
based on the ideas that relate to a subject, not the practical uses of ...
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rationale
noun[C or U]
uk /ˌræʃ.əˈnɑːl/ us /ˌræʃ.əˈnæl/
the reasons or intentions that cause a particular set of beliefs ...
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Examples of theoretical rationale

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Recent studies confirm the earlier findings and provide a theoreticalrationale for the observed relationship based on incentives issues and missing markets.
But she also creates some categories herself, without clear theoreticalrationale, like the "discourse goals" of the modalized utterances.
These views have been instrumental in providing a theoreticalrationale for input-based grammar research.
The fact that these possessive forms are not restricted by case assignment principles is the theoreticalrationale for excluding them from the model.
Nevertheless, this modeling technique may prove useful for developmental psychopathologists who have some theoreticalrationale for positing nonlinear developmental profiles.
However, the account does not offer an extended theoreticalrationale for this claim.
In summary, there is a sound theoreticalrationale for diversity in experimental practices.
The first three chapters present the empirical motivation and theoreticalrationale for the authors' general approach.
There may be a theoreticalrationale for this combination.
Our perception-action model, of course, has the major virtue that it provides a theoretical rationale for those perception-action dissociations that can be demonstrated using pictorial illusions.
This theoreticalrationale, however, has several flaws.
Perhaps more important than these particulars, the models provide a theoreticalrationale for why imagery exists, and constitute a rigorous theoretical framework in which it can be analyzed.
Proceeding from such a theoreticalrationale, it is concluded that the empirical relationship between socialstructural variables, age stereotypes and age salience adds to the construct validity of the multi-dimensional scale.
This is not surprising considering its questionable theoreticalrationale.
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This article will begin by examining the theoretical rationales for inputbased grammar teaching.
The empirical and theoretical rationales for similarly approaching those at highest risk for affective disorders are also cogent and should further drive the exploration of the efficacy of early intervention.
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