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(n): 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
(n): thought that makes something comprehensible
(n): a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
(n): an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
(n): a belief that can guide behavior
(n): any cognitive content held as true
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An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
-Friedrich Engels
You have brought us all this way to show us a French triangle. Do you believe your own theory?
-- No, Stephen said promptly.
Joyce, Ulysses, 9