theory

Letters that make theory

o, e, h, r, t, y are letters that make 'theory'

Words within theory

OR, he, He, Th are words within 'theory'


3 possible definitions for 'theory'

Theory as "a belief that can guide behavior"

Under this definition, theory is a noun and has the following properties:

theory as a type

'theory' can be a type of belief.

Types of theory

patchwork, egoism, jumble, hodgepodge are types of 'theory'.

Derivatives of theory

theorist, theoretician, theorizer, theoriser, idealogue, suppose, theorize, speculate, theorise, hypothesise, hypothecate, conjecture, hypothesize are derivatives of 'theory'.

Example of theory used within this context

"the architect has a theory that more is less", "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"


Theory as "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"

Under this definition, theory is a noun and has the following properties:

theory as a type

'theory' can be a type of explanation.

Types of theory

atomist theory, preformation, reductionism, blastogenesis, theory of preformation, scientific theory, field theory, economic theory, atomism, atomic theory, atomistic theory, holism, holistic theory, structuralism, structuralism, structural sociology, structural anthropology are types of 'theory'.

Parts of theory

law of nature, law, possibility, hypothesis, theory are parts of 'theory'.

Derivatives of theory

theorist, theoretician, theorizer, theoriser, idealogue, theoretical, theoretic are derivatives of 'theory'.

Example of theory used within this context

"theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses", "true in fact and theory"


Theory as "a tentative insight into the natural world, a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena"

Under this definition, theory is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hypothesis, possibility have the same meaning as 'theory'

theory as a type

'theory' can be a type of conception, concept, construct.

Types of theory

speculation, model, framework, assumption, conjecture, hypothetical, supposition, supposal, gemmule, theoretical account, historicism are types of 'theory'.

theory as a part

'theory' can be a part of theory.

Derivatives of theory

theorist, theoretician, theorizer, theoriser, idealogue, suppose, theorize, speculate, theorise, hypothesise, hypothecate, conjecture, hypothesize, theoretical, theoretic are derivatives of 'theory'.

Example of theory used within this context

"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"



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