Толковый словарь английского языка - theory
Theory
theory
noun (plural -ries) Etymology: Late Latin theoria, from Greek theōria, from theōrein Date: 1592 the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another, abstract thought ; speculation , the general or abstract principles of a body of fact, a science, or an art , 4. a belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action , an ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles, or circumstances, a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena , 6. a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation, an unproved assumption ; conjecture , a body of theorems presenting a concise systematic view of a subject , see: hypothesis
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 a supposition or system of ideas explaining something, esp. one based on general principles independent of the particular things to be explained (opp. HYPOTHESIS) (atomic theory; theory of evolution). 2 a speculative (esp. fanciful) view (one of my pet theories). 3 the sphere of abstract knowledge or speculative thought (this is all very well in theory, but how will it work in practice?). 4 the exposition of the principles of a science etc. (the theory of music). 5 Math. a collection of propositions to illustrate the principles of a subject (probability theory; theory of equations). Etymology: LL theoria f. Gk theoria f. theoros spectator f. theoreo look at ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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