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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

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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

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