Source : WordNet®

on paper
     adv 1: as written or printed; "this is exactly what the composer
            had set down on paper" [syn: {in writing}]
     2: as described in contrast to as practiced; "on paper, this
        looks like a good idea" [syn: {in theory}]
     3: according to the assumed facts; "on paper the candidate
        seems promising" [syn: {theoretically}, {in theory}]