Theory
Of explanation.
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; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory".
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Conception
- law
A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodyn...
- possibility
A tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that...
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- structuralism
A sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals.
- structuralism
An anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate...
- reductionism
A theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their c...
- atomism
(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible...
- blastogenesis
Theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm.
- preformation
A theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops...
- field theory
(physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the...
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- theorist
Someone who theorizes (especially in science or art).