theory of evolution
— Noun
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～ (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals
theory of games
— Noun
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～ (economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players
theory
— Noun
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～ a tentative insight into 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"
theory of organic evolution
— Noun
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～ (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals
theory of preformation
— Noun
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～ a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell
theory of indicators
— Noun
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～ (chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form is different from the color before dissociation
theory of gravity
— Noun
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～ (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
theory of dissociation
— Noun
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～ (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product of an acid and a base is a salt and water
theory
— Noun
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～ 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 of probability
— Noun
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～ the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities
theory-based
— Adjective
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～ based in theory rather than experiment; "theory-based arguments and positions"
theosophical
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to theosophy; "theosophical writings"
theosophism
— Noun
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～ belief in theosophy
theosophist
— Noun
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～ a believer in theosophy
theosophy
— Noun
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～ a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul
theoterrorism
— Noun
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～ terrorism for a religious purpose
therapeutic
— Noun
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～ a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
therapeutic cloning
— Noun
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～ nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for transplant
therapeutic rehabilitation
— Noun
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～ providing help for disabled persons; the removal or reduction of disabilities