THEORY
\θˈi͡əɹi], \θˈiəɹi], \θ_ˈiə_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of THEORY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "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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a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
By Princeton University
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a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.
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An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science; as, the theory of music.
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The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory and practice of medicine.
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The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
By Oddity Software
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A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.
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An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science; as, the theory of music.
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The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory and practice of medicine.
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The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
By Noah Webster.
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An explanation, or system of anything: an exposition of the abstract principles of a science or art: speculation as opposed to practice.
By Daniel Lyons
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Explanation or system of anything; unproved explanation of any series of phenomena; exposition of abstract principles; speculation.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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An idea or hypothesis sufficient to serve as a basis for an explanation or for action.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Latin, Greek] A doctrine or scheme of things which terminates in speculation or contemplation without a view to practice; speculation ;-an exposition of the general principles of any science; - the science distinguished from the art;-the philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral.
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