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scientific theory
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"big bang theory, big-bang theory - (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small volume of matter at extremely high density and temperaturenebular hypothesis - (cosmology) the theory that the solar system evolved from a hot gaseous nebulaplanetesimal hypothesis - (cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimalscontinuous creation theory, steady state theory - (cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other; "the steady state theory has been abandoned in favor of the big bang theory"theory - 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"gravitational theory, Newton's theory of gravitation, theory of gravitation, theory of gravity - (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between themorganicism - theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processesscience, scientific discipline - a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics"atomic theory - a theory of the structure of the atomcell doctrine, cell theory - (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwannundulatory theory, wave theory, wave theory of light - (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as wavescorpuscular theory, corpuscular theory of light - (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particleskinetic theory, kinetic theory of gases - (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motionEinstein's theory of relativity, relativity, relativity theory, theory of relativity - (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute conceptssupersymmetry - (physics) a theory that tries to link the four fundamental forces; "according to supersymmetry each force emerged separately during the big bang"quantum theory - (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta)indeterminacy principle, uncertainty principle - (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same timegerm theory - (medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganismsinformation theory - (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processingArrhenius theory of dissociation, theory of dissociation, theory of electrolytic dissociation - (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product of an acid and a base is a salt and waterevolutionism, theory of evolution, theory of organic evolution - (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animalsOstwald's theory of indicators, theory of indicators - (chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form is different from the color before dissociationtheory of inheritance - (biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generationsassociation theory, associationism - (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activityatomism - (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by associationfunctionalism - a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environmentconfigurationism, Gestalt psychology - (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational propertiesgame theory, theory of games - (economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players |
scientific theory
scientific theorya theory that can be tested and potentially disproved; failure to disprove or refute it increases confidence in it, but it cannot be considered as proven.sci·en·tif·ic the·o·ry (sī'ĕn-tif'ik thē'ŏr-ē) A proposition that can be tested and potentially disproved; failure to disprove or refute it increases confidence in it, but it cannot be considered as proven. scientific theory
Related to scientific theory: scientific methodWords related to scientific theorynoun a theory that explains scientific observationsRelated Words- big bang theory
- big-bang theory
- nebular hypothesis
- planetesimal hypothesis
- continuous creation theory
- steady state theory
- theory
- gravitational theory
- Newton's theory of gravitation
- theory of gravitation
- theory of gravity
- organicism
- science
- scientific discipline
- atomic theory
- cell doctrine
- cell theory
- undulatory theory
- wave theory
- wave theory of light
- corpuscular theory
- corpuscular theory of light
- kinetic theory
- kinetic theory of gases
- Einstein's theory of relativity
- relativity
- relativity theory
- theory of relativity
- supersymmetry
- quantum theory
- indeterminacy principle
- uncertainty principle
- germ theory
- information theory
- Arrhenius theory of dissociation
- theory of dissociation
- theory of electrolytic dissociation
- evolutionism
- theory of evolution
- theory of organic evolution
- Ostwald's theory of indicators
- theory of indicators
- theory of inheritance
- association theory
- associationism
- atomism
- functionalism
- configurationism
- Gestalt psychology
- game theory
- theory of games
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