Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scientific_theory

1 sense of scientific theory

Sense 1
scientific theory -- (a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable")
       => 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; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory")