theory vs reductionism

reductionism vs theory

theory and reductionism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
theory	Yes	No	No	No
reductionism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reductionism is a hyponym of theory; that is, reductionism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than theory:

theory: 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
reductionism: a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components

Other hyponyms of theory include blastogenesis, preformation, theory of preformation, scientific theory, field theory, economic theory, atomic theory, atomism, atomist theory, atomistic theory, holism, holistic theory, structural sociology, structuralism, structural anthropology, structuralism, geocentric model, Neptunism, sociological theory.

theory (noun)	reductionism (noun)
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	a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components
a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena	the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents
a belief that can guide behavior

Difference between theory and reductionism

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