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"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"nouna tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
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"the architect has a theory that more is less" "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"nouna belief that can guide behaviortype of:
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"true in fact and theory"nouna 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 phenomenatype of:
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model explanation possibility concept belief construct assumption speculation conception hypothesis hypothetical framework conjecture jumble theorist supposition theorize patchwork hodgepodge egoism theoretician theoretic theorise supposal gemmule historicism theoretical account atomism atomist theory holistic theory field theory structural sociology structuralism holism atomic theory preformation reductionism scientific theory theory of preformation structural anthropology blastogenesis economic theory atomistic theory