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English noun: theory | |||
| 1. | theory (cognition) a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena | ||
| Samples | Theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses. True in fact and theory. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | explanation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | atomic theory, atomism, atomist theory, atomistic theory, blastogenesis, economic theory, field theory, holism, holistic theory, preformation, reductionism, scientific theory, structural anthropology, structural sociology, structuralism, structuralism, theory of preformation | ||
| Part holonym | hypothesis, law, law of nature, possibility, theory | ||
| 2. | theory (cognition) a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | ||
| Samples | A scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory. He proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices. | ||
| Synonyms | hypothesis, possibility | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concept, conception, construct | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | assumption, conjecture, framework, gemmule, historicism, hypothetical, model, speculation, supposal, supposition, theoretical account | ||
| Part meronym | theory | ||
| 3. | theory (cognition) a belief that can guide behavior | ||
| Samples | The architect has a theory that more is less. They killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | belief | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | egoism, hodgepodge, jumble, patchwork | ||
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