teoría

Definitions of teoría
  1. noun
    a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
    synonyms: hipótesis, posibilidad
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    modelo
    a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
    conjetura, suposición
    a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
    suposición, supuesto
    a hypothesis that is taken for granted
    conclusión
    an intuitive assumption
    basa, base, cimiento, estribo, fundamento, pie
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
    presunción, presuposición, presupuesto, suposición
    an assumption that is taken for granted
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    concepto
    an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
  2. noun
    a belief that can guide behavior
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    creencia
    any cognitive content held as true
  3. 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
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    reduccionismo
    a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components
    estructuralismo
    a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals
    estructuralismo
    an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
    liberalismo
    an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market
    relatividad
    (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
    asociacionismo
    (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity
    funcionalismo
    a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment
    gestaltismo, psicología de la forma
    (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties
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    explicación
    thought that makes something comprehensible
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