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Theory > Scientific theory

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Scientific theory  

Definition

  • A systematic ideational structure of broad scope that encompasses a family of empirical laws regarding regularities existing in objects and events, both observed and posited [EB, alt.]

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  • 122591

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-RFP8RF49-K

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