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Kinds of theory related concept :
- consistent (2 facts) - The property possessed by a scientific theory when it contains and extends an earlier well-supported theory; for example, general relativity is consistent with Newtonian gravity.
- experiment (1 kind, 3 facts)
- fine-tuning (2 facts) - A phrase meaning a highly constrained and implausible adjustment of the parameters of a theory.
- free parameter (2 facts) - A number which is needed to define a theory well enough so that predictions can be made, but which must be determined by experiment or observation.
- prediction (2 kinds, 6 facts)
- problem (9 kinds, 29 facts)
- thought experiment (2 facts) - An experiment that cannot be or is not carried out in practice, but can, given sufficient imagination and rigor, be reasoned through by thought and intuition alone.
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