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(n)
A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
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(adv)
From a statistical point of view.
(education) A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
(adj)
Having been the audience for an address, speech or presentation.
The body of all written works.
An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
Concerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters.
The formation of theories.
The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
In a conceptual manner.
in theory; on paper
A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
Alternative spelling of conceptualisation. [The act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised.]
A room, often in a school, where classes take place.
A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.
Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.
An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.
(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
A fake company used as a front in espionage.
Attributed to another person.
(uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.
(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
The act of seeing or looking at something.
A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
In terms of technique.
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
(countable) An idea, plan, or suggestion offered.
In a conceivable manner; possibly.
Thought; verbal noun of think.
A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.
One that believes in or follows the ideals of Marxism.
A matter of doctrine, or system of doctrines.
(countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
Any oily, water-resistant, solid or semisolid substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
A cashew nut.
A common surname from Chinese, sometimes romanised as Teng, notably borne by Chinese politician Deng Xiaoping.
Someone who constructs theories, especially in the arts or sciences.
An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.
(figuratively) The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
(countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
An attitude or point of view.
Something that explains or makes understandable.
(sciences) The theoretical part of a science.
A theory about a theory.
Empirical evidence.
(loosely) A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.
The study of all the axioms associated with a particular subject.
Alternative form of theorisation. [(countable) Something theorised; a theory.]
One who forms a theory.
The act of postulating or something postulated.
(N)
a 1992 sixteen-disc box set compilation of the U.S. singer Frank Sinatra.
Alternative form of theorizing. [The formation of theories.]
a UK-based fashion retailer founded in 1984.
Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
(physics) A lack of causality
Self-evident or unquestionable. [from 18th c.]
(uncountable) The study of the human mind.
(philosophy) The metatheory of logic; the study of properties of logical systems.
Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
A postulation.
Alternative form of axiomatization. [The reduction of some system or concept to a set of axioms.]
(philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view.
Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
The act of constructing a theory.
The process of mathematizing.