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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:
Parts of theory
- "law"
- "law of nature"
- "hypothesis"
- "possibility"