1) What is the difference between the common definition of a "theory" and

the scientific definition of a "theory".?

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Carly Hayden

10 February, 19:41

1) What is the difference between the common definition of a "theory" and

the scientific definition of a "theory".?

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Conor Thompson · Answer 1

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The explanation becomes a scientific theory. In everyday language a theory means a hunch or speculation. Not so in science ... " A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment

1) What is the difference between the common definition of a "theory" andthe scientific definition of a "theory".?

1) What is the difference between the common definition of a "theory" and

the scientific definition of a "theory".?