English > scientific theory: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | A theory that explains scientific observations. |
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| Part of | science, scientific discipline | A particular branch of scientific knowledge |
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| Narrower | Gestalt psychology, configurationism | (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties |
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| associationism, association theory | (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity |
| atomic theory | A theory of the structure of the atom |
| atomism | (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations / sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association |
| big-bang theory, big bang theory | (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 |
| cell theory, cell doctrine | (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms |
| corpuscular theory, corpuscular theory of light | (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles |
| functionalism | A psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment |
| game theory, theory of games | (economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players |
| germ theory | (medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms |
| information theory | (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing |
| kinetic theory, kinetic theory of gases | (physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion |
| nebular hypothesis | (cosmology) the theory that the solar system evolved from a hot gaseous nebula |
| organicism | theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes |
| planetesimal hypothesis | (cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimals |
| quantum theory | (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta) |
| relativity, theory of relativity, relativity theory, Einstein's theory of relativity | (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts |
| steady state theory, continuous creation theory | (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 |
| supersymmetry | (physics) a theory that tries to link the four fundamental forces |
| theory of dissociation, theory of electrolytic dissociation, Arrhenius theory of dissociation | (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions) |
| theory of evolution, theory of organic evolution, evolutionism | (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals |
| theory of gravitation, theory of gravity, gravitational theory, Newton's theory of gravitation | (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 indicators, Ostwald's theory of indicators | (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 |
| theory of inheritance | (biology) a theory of how characteristics / characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations |
| uncertainty principle, indeterminacy principle | (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time |
| wave theory, undulatory theory, wave theory of light | (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves |
| Broader | theory | A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world |
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| Spanish | teoría científica |
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| Catalan | teoria científica |
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