What does theory mean?
Theory means A description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate..
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/ˈθɪə.ɹi/ · noun
A description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate..
As they encrease the hatred of vice in some, so doe they enlarge the theory of wickednesse in all.
In its most proper acceptation, theory means the completed result of philosophical induction from experience.
Does this mean, then, that there can be no such thing as a theory of literature?
It was only when Einstein's theory of relativity was published in 1915 that physicists could show that Mercury's "anomaly" was actually because Newton's gravitational theory was incomplete.
The world would need additional decades [...] before the Big Bang would begin to move from interesting idea to established theory.
Scientists and creationists are understanding the word "theory" in two very different senses. Evolution is a theory in the same sense as the heliocentric theory. In neither case should the word "only" be used, as in "only a theory".
Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.
Lopukhov wrote a number of books and articles on ballet theory, as well as his memoirs.
Use theory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Theory means A description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate..
Common synonyms include joseki, hypothesis, possibility.
Possible antonyms include praxis.
As they encrease the hatred of vice in some, so doe they enlarge the theory of wickednesse in all.
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