teoria

Definitions of teoria
  1. 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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    riduzionismo
    a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components
    strutturalismo
    a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals
    strutturalismo
    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
    associazionismo
    (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity
  2. noun
    a belief that can guide behavior
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    concetto, convincimento, convinzione, credenza, idea, opinione, parere, punto di vista, veduta
    any cognitive content held as true
  3. noun
    a ceremonial procession including people marching
    synonyms: corteo, parata, sfilata
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    processione
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
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