scientific theory

[ sahy-uhn-tif-ik theer-ee, thee-uh-ree ]

noun
  1. a coherent group of propositions formulated to explain a group of facts or phenomena in the natural world and repeatedly confirmed through experiment or observation: the scientific theory of evolution.

Origin of scientific theory

1
First recorded in 1755–65

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