theory vs scientific theory

scientific theory vs theory

theory and scientific theory both are nouns.

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

As nouns, scientific theory is a hyponym of theory; that is, scientific theory 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
scientific theory: a theory that explains scientific observations

Other hyponyms of theory include reductionism, blastogenesis, preformation, theory of preformation, 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)	scientific theory (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 explains scientific observations
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 belief that can guide behavior

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