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Main Entry: the·o·ry Pronunciation: 'thE-&-rE, 'thi(-&)r-E Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -ries
Etymology: Late Latin theoria, from Greek theOria, from theOrein Date: 1592 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 <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> synonym
see HYPOTHESIS
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