96 entries under theory topic. ×

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assumption(noun, concept, support, action, philosophy)
17
postulate(noun, verb, concept, support, state)
17
proposition(noun, plan, view, idea, suggestion)
17
supposition(noun, concept, philosophy, fancy, reason)
13
hypothesis(noun, concept, philosophy, plan, fancy)
13
presupposition(noun, support, action, fancy, reason)
12
basis(noun, concept, action, philosophy, cause)
12
presumption(noun, concept, support, action, philosophy)
11
thesis(noun, reason, belief, guess, argument)
10
suppose(noun, verb, concept, state, take)
10
conjecture(noun, verb, concept, philosophy, fancy)
8
axiom(noun, support, action, base, suggestion)
8
posit(noun, verb, state, take, fancy)
8
theorem(noun, concept, support, action, philosophy)
6
ground(noun, idea, suggestion, argument, evidence)
5
position(noun, understanding, system, belief, model)
5
surmise(noun, verb, concept, philosophy, fancy)
4
belief(noun, concept, philosophy, fancy, view)
4
contention(noun, notion, proposition, topic)
4
inference(noun, concept, fancy, idea, belief)
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