theory
Theory - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain facts or events
: an idea that is suggested or presented as possibly true but that is not known or proven to be true
: the general principles or ideas that relate to a particular subject
140 ENTRIES FOUND:
theory
theory of exchange
theory of games
theory of internal relations
theory of numbers
theory of signs
theory of types
abstinence theory
Alvarez theory
alveolar theory
anticlinal theory
antithetic theory
approximation theory
atomic theory
attribution theory
auteur theory
Baeyer strain theory
BCS theory
benefit theory of taxation
big bang theory
binary theory
Bohr theory
bowwow theory
catastrophe theory
cauloid theory
cell theory
chaos theory
chemical mediation theory
chiasmatype theory
coherence theory
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theory
noun the·o·ry \ˈthē-ə-rē, ˈthir-ē\
: an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain facts or events
: an idea that is suggested or presented as possibly true but that is not known or proven to be true
: the general principles or ideas that relate to a particular subject
"Unboil an egg": a phrase about the
impossible, which is now possible. »
plural the·o·ries
Full Definition of THEORY
1
: the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another
2
: abstract thought : speculation
3
: the general or abstract principles of a body of fact, a science, or an art <music theory>
4
a : a belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action <her method is based on the theory that all children want to learn>
b : an ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles, or circumstances —often used in the phrase in theory <in theory, we have always advocated freedom for all>
5
: a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena <the wave theory of light>
6
a : a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation
b : an unproved assumption : conjecture
c : a body of theorems presenting a concise systematic view of a subject <theory of equations>
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Examples of THEORY
a widely accepted scientific theory
Her method is based on the theory that all children want to learn.
There are a number of different theories about the cause of the disease.
She proposed a theory of her own.
Investigators rejected the theory that the death was accidental.
There is no evidence to support such a theory.
He is a specialist in film theory and criticism.
The immune surveillance theory of cancer holds that in a way we all do have cancer, that a healthy immune system fights off rogue cells as they appear. —Sallie Tisdale, Harper's, June 2007
Theory - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain facts or events
: an idea that is suggested or presented as possibly true but that is not known or proven to be true
: the general principles or ideas that relate to a particular subject
140 ENTRIES FOUND:
theory
theory of exchange
theory of games
theory of internal relations
theory of numbers
theory of signs
theory of types
abstinence theory
Alvarez theory
alveolar theory
anticlinal theory
antithetic theory
approximation theory
atomic theory
attribution theory
auteur theory
Baeyer strain theory
BCS theory
benefit theory of taxation
big bang theory
binary theory
Bohr theory
bowwow theory
catastrophe theory
cauloid theory
cell theory
chaos theory
chemical mediation theory
chiasmatype theory
coherence theory
Popularity
Save
Dictionary
theory
noun the·o·ry \ˈthē-ə-rē, ˈthir-ē\
: an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain facts or events
: an idea that is suggested or presented as possibly true but that is not known or proven to be true
: the general principles or ideas that relate to a particular subject
"Unboil an egg": a phrase about the
impossible, which is now possible. »
plural the·o·ries
Full Definition of THEORY
1
: the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another
2
: abstract thought : speculation
3
: the general or abstract principles of a body of fact, a science, or an art <music theory>
4
a : a belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action <her method is based on the theory that all children want to learn>
b : an ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles, or circumstances —often used in the phrase in theory <in theory, we have always advocated freedom for all>
5
: a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena <the wave theory of light>
6
a : a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation
b : an unproved assumption : conjecture
c : a body of theorems presenting a concise systematic view of a subject <theory of equations>
See theory defined for English-language learners
See theory defined for kids
Examples of THEORY
a widely accepted scientific theory
Her method is based on the theory that all children want to learn.
There are a number of different theories about the cause of the disease.
She proposed a theory of her own.
Investigators rejected the theory that the death was accidental.
There is no evidence to support such a theory.
He is a specialist in film theory and criticism.
The immune surveillance theory of cancer holds that in a way we all do have cancer, that a healthy immune system fights off rogue cells as they appear. —Sallie Tisdale, Harper's, June 2007
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