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  theory
       
          The consensus, idea, plan, story, or set of rules that is
          currently being used to inform a behaviour.  This usage is a
          generalisation and (deliberate) abuse of the technical
          meaning.  "What's the theory on fixing this TECO loss?"
          "What's the theory on dinner tonight?"  ("Chinatown, I
          guess.")  "What's the current theory on letting lusers on
          during the day?"  "The theory behind this change is to fix the
          following well-known screw...."
       
          (1994-12-14)
       
       

  Theory \The"o*ry\, n.; pl. Theories. [F. th['e]orie, L.
     theoria, Gr. ? a beholding, spectacle, contemplation,
     speculation, fr. ? a spectator, ? to see, view. See
     Theater.]
     1. A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in
        speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice;
        hypothesis; speculation.
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     Note: ``This word is employed by English writers in a very
           loose and improper sense. It is with them usually
           convertible into hypothesis, and hypothesis is commonly
           used as another term for conjecture. The terms theory
           and theoretical are properly used in opposition to the
           terms practice and practical. In this sense, they were
           exclusively employed by the ancients; and in this
           sense, they are almost exclusively employed by the
           Continental philosophers.'' --Sir W. Hamilton.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any
        science; as, the theory of music.
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     3. The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory
        and practice of medicine.
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     4. The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either
        physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion;
        Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
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     Atomic theory, Binary theory, etc. See under Atomic,
        Binary, etc.
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     Syn: Hypothesis, speculation.
  
     Usage: Theory, Hypothesis. A theory is a scheme of the
            relations subsisting between the parts of a systematic
            whole; an hypothesis is a tentative conjecture
            respecting a cause of phenomena.
            [1913 Webster]

  theory n. The consensus, idea, plan, story, or set of rules that is
     currently being used to inform a behavior. This usage is a
     generalization and (deliberate) abuse of the technical meaning. "What's
     the theory on fixing this TECO loss?" "What's the theory on dinner
     tonight?" ("Chinatown, I guess.") "What's the current theory on letting
     lusers on during the day?" "The theory behind this change is to fix the
     following well-known screw...."
  
  

  Theory \The"o*ry\, n.; pl. Theories. [F. th['e]orie, L.
     theoria, Gr. ? a beholding, spectacle, contemplation,
     speculation, fr. ? a spectator, ? to see, view. See
     Theater.]
     1. A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in
        speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice;
        hypothesis; speculation.
  
     Note: ``This word is employed by English writers in a very
           loose and improper sense. It is with them usually
           convertible into hypothesis, and hypothesis is commonly
           used as another term for conjecture. The terms theory
           and theoretical are properly used in opposition to the
           terms practice and practical. In this sense, they were
           exclusively employed by the ancients; and in this
           sense, they are almost exclusively employed by the
           Continental philosophers.'' --Sir W. Hamilton.
  
     2. An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any
        science; as, the theory of music.
  
     3. The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory
        and practice of medicine.
  
     4. The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either
        physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion;
        Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
  
     Atomic theory, Binary theory, etc. See under Atomic,
        Binary, etc.
  
     Syn: Hypothesis, speculation.
  
     Usage: Theory, Hypothesis. A theory is a scheme of the
            relations subsisting between the parts of a systematic
            whole; an hypothesis is a tentative conjecture
            respecting a cause of phenomena.

  theory
       n 1: 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 phenomena; "theories can incorporate
            facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and
            theory"
       2: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that
          is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain
          facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives
          experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he
          proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted
          in chemical practices" [syn: hypothesis, possibility]
       3: a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a
          theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory
          that dead men tell no tales"

  theory
     Αγγλικά n.
     θεωρία

  theory
     n.
     A description of an event or system that is considered to be
  accurate.

  theory
     n.
     A description of an event or system that is considered to be
  accurate.

  theory
     n.
     A description of an event or system that is considered to be
  accurate.

  theory
     n.
     A description of an event or system that is considered to be
  accurate.

  theory
     Englanti n.
     teoria

  theory
     Engelska n.
     1 teori
     2 teoribyggnad, teoretiserande

  Theory /θˈiəɹi/
  النظرية

  theory //ˈθi.ə.ɹi// //ˈθiː.ə.ɹi// //ˈθɪə.ɹi// //ˈθɪɚ.i// //ˈθɪɹ.i// 
  1. тео́рия, теория
  a coherent set of statements attempting to explain observed phenomena
  2. хипотеза, теория
  an unproven conjecture

  theory /θˈiəɹi/ 
  dohad

  theory /θˈiəɹi/ 
  názor

  theory /θˈiəɹi/ 
  teorie

  theory /θˈiəɹi/ 
  domněnka

  theory /θˈiəɹi/ 
  theori 

  theory /θˈiəɹi/
  Theorie 
        "prove a theory"  - eine Theorie untermauern
        "support a theory"  - eine Theorie untermauern
        "vindicate a theory"  - eine Theorie bestätigen
        "administered price theory"  - Theorie der administrierten Preise
   see: theories, abstract theory
  

  theory /θˈiəɹi/
  
  θεωρία

  theory //ˈθi.ə.ɹi// //ˈθiː.ə.ɹi// //ˈθɪə.ɹi// //ˈθɪɚ.i// //ˈθɪɹ.i// 
  1. teoria 2.
  a coherent set of statements attempting to explain observed phenomena
   3.
  an unproven conjecture
   4.
  in logic: a set of axioms and all statements derivable from them
  2. teoria, oppi
  a field of study in mathematics

  theory /θiəriː/
  théorie

  theory /θˈiəɹi/ 
  1. सिद्धांत
        "Experiment is supported by theory."

  theory /θˈiəɹi/
  teorija, teorije, teoriji

  theory /θˈiəɹi/
  1. nézet
  2. teória
  3. elképzelés
  4. elmélet

  theory //ˈθi.ə.ɹi// //ˈθiː.ə.ɹi// //ˈθɪə.ɹi// //ˈθɪɚ.i// //ˈθɪɹ.i// 
  teori 2.
  a coherent set of statements attempting to explain observed phenomena
   3.
  a field of study in mathematics
   4.
  an unproven conjecture
   5.
  in logic: a set of axioms and all statements derivable from them

  theory //ˈθi.ə.ɹi// //ˈθiː.ə.ɹi// //ˈθɪə.ɹi// //ˈθɪɚ.i// //ˈθɪɹ.i// 
  1. 理論, 学説
  a coherent set of statements attempting to explain observed phenomena
  2. 理論, 学説, 定理
  a field of study in mathematics
  3. 憶測, 推測, 推論, 見解
  an unproven conjecture
  4. 定理, 理論
  in logic: a set of axioms and all statements derivable from them

  theory /θiəriː/
  ars

  theory /θiəriː/
  teorija

  theory /θiəriː/
  theorie

  theory //ˈθi.ə.ɹi// //ˈθiː.ə.ɹi// //ˈθɪə.ɹi// //ˈθɪɚ.i// //ˈθɪɹ.i// 
  teori 2.
  a coherent set of statements attempting to explain observed phenomena
   3.
  a field of study in mathematics
   4.
  an unproven conjecture
   5.
  in logic: a set of axioms and all statements derivable from them

  theory /ˈθɪərɪ/ 
    teoria

  theory /θiəriː/ 
  teoria

  theory //ˈθi.ə.ɹi// //ˈθiː.ə.ɹi// //ˈθɪə.ɹi// //ˈθɪɚ.i// //ˈθɪɹ.i// 
  teori 2.
  a coherent set of statements attempting to explain observed phenomena
   3.
  a field of study in mathematics
   4.
  an unproven conjecture
   5.
  in logic: a set of axioms and all statements derivable from them

  theory /θˈiəɹi/
  1. nazariye, teori, kuram.

  
/ˈθiɝi/, /ˈθɪɹi/

  92 Moby Thesaurus words for "theory":
     apprehension, assumption, attitude, base, basis, body of theory,
     climate of opinion, common belief, community sentiment, conceit,
     concept, conception, conclusion, conjecture, consensus gentium,
     consideration, estimate, estimation, ethos, explanation, eye,
     fancy, feeling, general belief, grounds, guess, guesswork,
     harmonics, harmony, hunch, hypothesis, idea, image, imago,
     impression, intellectual object, judgment, lights, melodics,
     memory-trace, mental image, mental impression, mind, music,
     music theory, musicality, musicography, musicology, mystique,
     notion, observation, opinion, perception, perhaps,
     personal judgment, point of view, popular belief, position,
     posture, premise, presentiment, presumption, prevailing belief,
     public belief, public opinion, reaction, recept, reflection,
     representation, rhythmics, sentiment, sight, speculation, stance,
     supposal, suppose, supposition, surmise, suspicion,
     tentative explanation, theoretical structure, there, thinking,
     thither, thitherward, thought, understanding, unified theory, view,
     way of thinking, yon, yonder
  
  

  n. 理论,学说;

     n. 原理,理论;C学说;C意见,推测