Comment on A scientific discovery

• Tja@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  So, a hypothesis?

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  • Klear@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Maybe. We need to conduct an experiment to prove that.

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• LillyPip@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Not in science, you can’t. Only in the colloquial versions of those words.

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• Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Kinda depends on the context of the word theory. In non-scientific settings you’ll hear people say “I have a theory…” as in they have an idea or speculation.

  In a scientific context, a ‘theory’ is a pretty high standard that’s almost interchangeable with a ‘fact’.

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