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Theory
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Supposition or system of ideas intended to explain something
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Rayleigh–Taylor instability
Unstable behavior of two contacting fluids of different densities
Humorism
Ancient Greek and Roman system of medicine involving four fluid types
Plate tectonics
Movement of Earth's lithosphere
Reductionism
Philosophical view explaining systems in terms of smaller parts
Pansexualism
Hypothesis in psychology
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Hypothesis
Proposed explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem
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Conspiracy theory
Attributing events to less-probable plots
Scientific theory
Explanation of some aspect of the natural world which can be tested and corroborated
Economic theory
model trying to explain economic reality
Sociological theory
Theory advanced by social scientists to explain facts about the social world
Fringe theory
Idea which departs from accepted scholarship in the field
Social constructionism
Sociological theory regarding shared understandings
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A theory is a rational type of abstract thinking about a phenomenon, or the results of such thinking. The process of contemplative and rational thinking is often associated with such processes as observational study or research. Theories may be scientific, belong to a non-scientific discipline, or no discipline at all. Depending on the context,...

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