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For the main article, see Theory.

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-'''Theories:'''
+''For the main article, see [[Theory]].''
-Theory \The"o*ry\, n.; pl. Theories. [F. th['e]orie, L.
-     theoria, Gr. ? a beholding, spectacle, contemplation,
-     speculation, fr. ? a spectator, ? to see, view. See
-     Theater.]<br>
-. A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in
-        speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice;
-        hypothesis; speculation.
-        [1913 Webster]
-     Note: "This word is employed by English writers in a very
-           loose and improper sense. It is with them usually
-           convertible into hypothesis, and hypothesis is commonly
-           used as another term for conjecture. The terms theory
-           and theoretical are properly used in opposition to the
-           terms practice and practical. In this sense, they were
-           exclusively employed by the ancients; and in this
-           sense, they are almost exclusively employed by the
-           Continental philosophers." --Sir W. Hamilton.
-           [1913 Webster]
-. An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any
-        science; as, the theory of music.
-        [1913 Webster]
-. The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory
-        and practice of medicine.
-        [1913 Webster]
-. The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either
-        physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion;
-        Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
-        [1913 Webster]
-     Atomic theory, Binary theory, etc. See under Atomic,
-        Binary, etc.
-        [1913 Webster]
-     Syn: Hypothesis, speculation.
-     Usage: Theory, Hypothesis. A theory is a scheme of the
-            relations subsisting between the parts of a systematic
-            whole; an hypothesis is a tentative conjecture
-            respecting a cause of phenomena.
-            [1913 Webster] Theosoph
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