| has gloss | (noun) a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"
scientific theory |
| has gloss | eng: In everyday speech, the word "theory" is used as a "best guess". In modern science, a scientific theory is a tested and expanded hypothesis that explains many experiments and fits ideas together in a framework. If anyone finds a case where all or part of a scientific theory is false, then that theory is either changed or thrown out. |
| has gloss | eng: In the sciences, a scientific theory (also called an empirical theory) comprises a collection of concepts, including abstractions of observable phenomena expressed as quantifiable properties, together with rules (called scientific laws) that express relationships between observations of such concepts. A scientific theory is constructed to conform to available empirical data about such observations, and is put forth as a principle or body of principles for explaining a class of phenomena. |
| lexicalization | eng: Scientific theories |
| lexicalization | eng: scientific theory |
| subclass of | (noun) 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"
theory |
| has subclass | (noun) (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 temperature
big bang theory, big-bang theory |
| has subclass | (noun) (cosmology) the theory that the solar system evolved from a hot gaseous nebula
nebular hypothesis |
| has subclass | (noun) (cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimals
planetesimal hypothesis |
| has subclass | (noun) (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"
continuous creation theory, steady state theory |
| has subclass | (noun) (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 them
theory of gravity, Newton's theory of gravitation, theory of gravitation, gravitational theory |
| has subclass | (noun) theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes
organicism |
| has subclass | (noun) a theory of the structure of the atom
atomic theory |
| has subclass | (noun) (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 Schwann
cell doctrine, cell theory |
| has subclass | (noun) (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
undulatory theory, wave theory, wave theory of light |
| has subclass | (noun) (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles
corpuscular theory, corpuscular theory of light |
| has subclass | (noun) (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion
kinetic theory, kinetic theory of gases |
| has subclass | (noun) (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
Einstein's theory of relativity, theory of relativity, relativity, relativity theory |
| has subclass | (noun) (physics) a theory that tries to link the four fundamental forces; "according to supersymmetry each force emerged separately during the big bang"
supersymmetry |
| has subclass | (noun) (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta)
quantum theory |
| has subclass | (noun) (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time
uncertainty principle, indeterminacy principle |
| has subclass | (noun) (medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms
germ theory |
| has subclass | (noun) (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing
information theory |
| has subclass | (noun) (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 water
theory of electrolytic dissociation, theory of dissociation, Arrhenius theory of dissociation |
| has subclass | (noun) (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals
theory of organic evolution, theory of evolution, evolutionism |
| has subclass | (noun) (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 dissociation
Ostwald's theory of indicators, theory of indicators |
| has subclass | (noun) (biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations
theory of inheritance |
| has subclass | (noun) (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity
associationism, association theory |
| has subclass | (noun) (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association
atomism |
| has subclass | (noun) a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment
functionalism |
| has subclass | (noun) (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties
Gestalt psychology, configurationism |
| has subclass | (noun) (economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players
theory of games, game theory |
| Note: 4 other instance(s) ommited in the following list |
| has instance | e/Elitzur Vaidman bomb-tester |
| has instance | e/F-theory |
| has instance | e/Imprinting (psychology) |
| has instance | e/Invariant theory |
| has instance | e/Model theory |
| has instance | e/Modern evolutionary synthesis |
| has instance | e/Operator theory |
| has instance | e/Order theory |
| has instance | e/Polygenism |
| has instance | e/PreAdamite |
| has instance | e/Ring theory |
| has instance | e/Self-perception theory |
| has instance | e/Ultimate fate of the universe |
| has instance | e/X-bar theory |
| has instance | c/es/Teoría crítica |
| has instance | c/es/Teorías de la física |
| has instance | c/es/Teorías matemáticas |
| has instance | e/es/Enaccion |
| has instance | e/es/Hipotesis del citoplasma fuera |
| has instance | e/es/Teoría euántica |
| has instance | e/es/Teoría pseudántica |
| has instance | c/fi/Fysiikan teoriat |
| has instance | c/fi/Sosiaalipsykologiset teoriat |
| has instance | e/fi/Sosiaalisen informaationkäsittelyn teoria |
| has instance | c/fr/Théorie Gaïa |
| has instance | c/fr/Théorie électrique |
| has instance | c/fr/Théorie de la plongée |
| has instance | c/fr/Théorie des sciences cognitives |
| has instance | c/fr/Théorie du signal |
| has instance | c/fr/Théorie sur l'évolution |
| has instance | e/fr/Pléiotropie antagoniste |
| has instance | e/fr/Théorie de l'intégration |
| has instance | e/fr/Théorie des mécanismes |
| has instance | e/fr/Theorie de la mediation |
| has instance | c/oc/Controvèrsia scientifica |
| has instance | c/pt/Teorias biológicas |
| has instance | e/tr/Bütüncül yaklaşım |
| has instance | c/tr/Biyoloji kuramları |
| has instance | c/tr/Fizik kuramları |
| has instance | c/tr/Matematik kuramları |
