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scientific theory

[ sahy-uhn-tif-ik theer-ee, thee-uh-ree ]

noun

  1. a coherent group of propositions formulated to explain a group of facts or phenomena in the natural world and repeatedly confirmed through experiment or observation:

    the scientific theory of evolution.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of scientific theory1

First recorded in 1755–65

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Example Sentences

Such questions seem profoundly irrelevant, given that evolution has been an established scientific theory for many decades.

Here's how it works, how I measured it, and some scientific theory to back up the findings.

This idea entered almost imperceptibly into the minds of vocal teachers in the guise of a scientific theory of Voice Culture.

Such systems must accept human nature as a fact, and as the basis of a scientific theory.

First, let us define or describe heat according to the scientific theory.

Of course, in very advanced scientific theory we are driven again to myth-making.

It is, in fact, the scientific theory of the conservation of energy.

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