Phrase Hound found 261 phrases and 32 compound words that contain theory. The most common are listed below. Open theory in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 261
- theory of mindThe ability to form an opinion about what other people are thinking.
- conspiracy theoryHypothetical speculation that is commonly considered untrue or outlandish.
- string theoryA candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine …
- game theoryA branch of applied mathematics that studies strategic situations in which individuals or organisations choose various actions in an attempt to maximize their returns.
- theory of everythingA supposed theory uniting all fundamental physical phenomena into a single framework.
- set theoryThe mathematical theory of sets.
- chaos theoryThe study of chaos or disorder in systems, specifically iterative non-linear systems in which arbitrarily small variations in initial conditions become magnified over time, and where within apparent randomness there are underlying …
- probability theoryThe mathematical study of probability (the likelihood of occurrence of random events in order to predict the behavior of defined systems).
- evolutionary theoryA theory of evolution, especially the scientific theory of evolution through natural selection.
- theory of valuean economic theory that attempts to explain the exchange value or price of goods and services
- number theoryThe branch of pure mathematics concerned with the properties of integers.
- music theoryThe field of study dealing with how music works, typically examining the language and notation of music, the patterns and structures in composers' techniques, and so on.
- theory of musicSynonym of music theory: The field of study dealing with how music works, typically examining the language and notation of music, the patterns and structures in composers' techniques, and so on.
- graph theoryThe branch of mathematics dealing with the properties of graphs (networks of vertices and edges).
- information theoryA branch of applied mathematics and engineering involving the quantification of information sent over a communication channel, disregarding the meaning of the sent messages, exemplified by the noisy-channel coding theorem.
- quantum theoryA theory developed in the early 20th century, according to which nuclear and radiation phenomena can be explained by assuming that energy only occurs in discrete amounts called quanta.
- systems theoryAn interdisciplinary field of science which studies the nature of complex systems in nature, society and science, and studies complex parts of reality as systems.
- theory of relativityThe theories of special relativity and general relativity, two theories in physics developed mainly by Albert Einstein at the beginning of the 20th century from which several important results such as the equivalence of matter and energy …
- quantum field theoryA theory of quantum fields; the result of applying second quantization to Classical Relativistic Field Theory.
- group theoryThe mathematical theory of groups.
- field theoryThe branch of mathematics dealing with the algebraic structure of fields.
- critical theoryThe examination and critique of society and literature, drawing from knowledge across social science and the humanities; (in particular) the original ideas developed by the Frankfurt School.
- category theoryA branch of mathematics which deals with spaces and maps between them in abstraction, taking similar theorems from various disparate more concrete branches of mathematics and unifying them.
- control theoryAn interdisciplinary branch of engineering and mathematics, dealing with the control of the behavior of dynamical systems.
- perturbation theoryA mathematical technique for finding an approximate solution to a problem that cannot be solved exactly, by starting from the exact solution of a related problem; used in modelling physical interactions between particles, etc.
Compound words 32
- theoreticConcerned with theories or hypotheses rather than with practical matters.
- theorizeTo formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.
- metatheoryA theory about a theory.
- theorycelSomeone (not necessarily an incel) interested in extremely academic and abstract ideas, but having little to no practical skills.
- autotheoryA challenge to the dominant perspective and theoretical framework through the use of subjective and autobiographical material.
- countertheoryA contrasting theory put forward as a response to another theory.
- epitheoryA theory based on a more fundamental theory or on a metatheory; A theory which doesn't describe all causes; handling some of them as givens, especially when other theories do analyze these givens.
- macrotheoryA large-scale theory dealing with a broad range of phenomena on an abstract level.
- nontheoryThat which is not a theory.
- subtheoryA theory forming part of a larger theory.