"theory" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

theory sustantivo

sustantivo + theory
Kolokacji: 165
conspiracy theory • probability theory • quantum theory • string theory • chaos theory • field theory • graph theory • music theory • ...
theory + verbo
Kolokacji: 117
theory suggests • theory predicts • theory explains • theory holds • theory goes • theory says • theory includes • theory states • ...
verbo + theory
Kolokacji: 80
teach theory • study theory • discuss theories • theory known • include theory • test one's theory • prove one's theory • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 15
(3) discuss, encompass, cover
Kolokacji: 3
(7) base
Kolokacji: 2
(9) propose, advocate, imply
Kolokacji: 3
(10) offer, provide
Kolokacji: 2
(11) reject, discredit
Kolokacji: 2
(13) call, mention, invoke, label
Kolokacji: 4
3. contain theories = zawieraj teorie contain theories
  • His oeuvre is voluminous, diverse, and original; although some of his scientific writings contain unconfirmed theories and inaccuracies, his expertise, sagacity, and groundbreaking researches are widely acknowledged.
  • Indeed, theoretical definitions contain built-in theories; they cannot be simply reduced to describing a set of observations.
  • Mathematics contains hypotheses, while physics contains theories.
  • The second section, which is less focused and less easy to characterise, contains discussion of perspective machines and other technical aids as well as theories of perception.
  • The book has been criticised for containing theories based on medieval lore and art, rather than on historical treatment of the Bible.
  • His publications additionally contained information on how to build and use greenhouses, early theories regarding agricultural productivity, and pond ecology.
  • The epistolary equivalents of outsider art, the letters contain eccentric theories, pseudo-scientific information and cosmic visions; they are, by turns, funny, sad, scary and poetically beautiful (Johnson).
  • Nothing about them was technically false-the same could be said about any scientific theory-but the singling out of evolution on a text book that also contains theories regarding genetics, germs, and more is suspect.
  • For instance, the poem's Part IV contains a stunning inversion of Platonism and related theories about universals, such as the universal (property, feature) beauty.
  • Some of them had contained speculations and theories which had never been publicly discussed, not to mention an absolutely unrivaled store of first-hand observations.
adjetivo + theory
Kolokacji: 316
economic theory • general theory • scientific theory • evolutionary theory • critical theory • mathematical theory • legal theory • ...
preposición + theory
Kolokacji: 19
between theory • in theory • of theory • from theory • by theory • ...

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