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theory:

theory [the ~] nomen

  1. the theory (hypothesis)
    la teoría; la hipótesis; la suposición

Translation Matrix for theory:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hipótesis hypothesis; theory assumption; hypotheses; hypothesis; presuming; presumption; supposition
suposición hypothesis; theory assessment; assuming; estimate; estimation; guess; hunch; hypotheses; hypothesis; posing; postulate; premise; presentiment; presumption; presupposition; supposition; thesis
teoría hypothesis; theory assertion; hypotheses; hypothesis; postulate; premise; statement; thesis
- hypothesis; possibility

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Related Definitions for "theory":

  1. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena1
    • a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory1
    • he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices1
  2. a belief that can guide behavior1
    • the architect has a theory that more is less1
    • they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales1
  3. 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 phenomena1
    • theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses1
    • true in fact and theory1

Wiktionary Translations for theory:

theory
noun
  1. a coherent set of statements attempting to explain observed phenomena
  2. an unproven conjecture
  3. a field of study in mathematics
  4. in logic: a set of axioms and all statements derivable from them

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
theory teoría theorie — een wetenschappelijk model of uitspraak over waarnemingen in de empirie
theory doctrina Lehre — sprachliche Darstellung eines Wissensgebietes: in Lehrbuch oder Vortrag
theory teoría Theorie — Gedankenmodell zum Erklären von Erscheinungen oder zur Konstruktion neuer Welten
theory teoría théorie — Principe qui fonde la connaissance rationnelle

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