A generally accepted, thoroughly tested and confirmed explanation for a set of observations or phenomena is called a

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Tabitha Nixon

27 August, 12:17

A generally accepted, thoroughly tested and confirmed explanation for a set of observations or phenomena is called a

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Gavin Moody · Answer 1

A scientific theory is the generally, accepted, thoroughly tested and confirmed explanation for a set of observations or phenomenon. An hypothesis on the other hand is a suggested explanation for an event, which can be tested, while a scientific law is a description, often in the form of a mathematical formula, for the behavior of some aspect of nature under certain specific conditions.