scientific theory
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Sense 1 noun
a theory that explains scientific observations
scientific theories must be falsifiable
Types & categories
- theory
- big-bang theory
- nebular hypothesis
- planetesimal hypothesis
- steady state theory
- theory of gravitation
- organicism
- atomic theory
- cell theory
- wave theory
- corpuscular theory
- kinetic theory
- relativity
- supersymmetry
- quantum theory
- uncertainty principle
- germ theory
- information theory
- theory of dissociation
- theory of evolution
- theory of indicators
- theory of inheritance
- associationism
- atomism
- functionalism
- Gestalt psychology
- game theory
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | science |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | theory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | big-bang theory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nebular hypothesis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | planetesimal hypothesis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | steady state theory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | theory of gravitation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | organicism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | atomic theory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cell theory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wave theory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corpuscular theory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | kinetic theory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | relativity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | supersymmetry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | quantum theory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | uncertainty principle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | germ theory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | information theory |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | theory of dissociation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | theory of evolution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | theory of indicators |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | theory of inheritance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | associationism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | atomism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | functionalism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Gestalt psychology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | game theory |