Theory: translate English

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English

Detailed Translations for theory from English to Dutch

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
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
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

theory

noun

a coherent set of statements attempting to explain observed phenomena
- theory → theorie
an unproven conjecture
- theory → theorie
a field of study in mathematics
- theory → theorie
in logic: a set of axioms and all statements derivable from them
- theory → theorie

theory

noun

een wetenschappelijk model of uitspraak over waarnemingen in de empirie
- theorie → theory

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• theory	→ theorie	↔ théorie — Principe qui fonde la connaissance rationnelle