theory's
Idea's possessive form
Theory's is the possessive form of theory.
A theory's validity depends on evidence supporting it.
A theory's predictions can be tested experimentally.
The form also serves as a contraction of "theory is" or "theory has": The theory's been around for decades.
Distilling to essential qualities
- conceptAbstract mental construct
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
epistemology · ontology · dialectic · proposition · axiom · premise · deduction · inference
Testable proposed explanation
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- proofDemonstration of truth
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
prediction · model · framework · paradigm · falsification · testing · observation · data
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- coverupDeliberate hiding of wrongdoing
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
whistleblower · secret · hoax · debunking · truther · skeptic · misinformation · alleged
Extended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- scholarLearned, studious person
- publicationIssued written material
- citationMention of a source
discourse · critique · argument · literature · canon · discipline · school · treatise
Concerning beauty or art
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- criticismJudgment of faults
- movementChange in position
- manifestoPublished statement of principles
modernism · postmodernism · formalism · expressionism · conceptualism · avant-garde · deconstruction · symbolism
Formal request document
- implementationPutting plans into effect
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- executionCompleting a planned task
- real-worldExisting in physical reality
hands-on · pragmatic · feasibility · trial · experimentation · translation · operationalization · bridging
abstraction
Distilling to essential qualities
metaphysics · epistemology · ontology · dialectic · proposition · axiom · premise · deduction · inference · rationalism
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- proofDemonstration of truth
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
validation · prediction · model · framework · paradigm · falsification · testing · observation · data · methodology
speculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- coverupDeliberate hiding of wrongdoing
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
paranoia · whistleblower · secret · hoax · debunking · truther · skeptic · misinformation · alleged · exposé
dissertation
Extended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- scholarLearned, studious person
- publicationIssued written material
citation · discourse · critique · argument · literature · canon · discipline · school · treatise · monograph
aesthetic
Concerning beauty or art
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- criticismJudgment of faults
- movementChange in position
manifesto · modernism · postmodernism · formalism · expressionism · conceptualism · avant-garde · deconstruction · symbolism · representation
application
Formal request document
- implementationPutting plans into effect
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- executionCompleting a planned task
real-world · hands-on · pragmatic · feasibility · trial · experimentation · translation · operationalization · bridging · gap
theory'sreality's
Of what exists
data's · instance's · example's · particulars · specifics
- in theoryHypothetically, not actually
- conspiracy theoryAttributed to hidden plotters
- big bang theoryUniverse origin hypothesis
- theory of evolutionBiological change over generations
- germ theoryDisease caused by microorganisms
- theory of relativityPhysics of spacetime and gravity