Everyday use of theory: hunch, speculation, guess with some reasoning
Scientific use of theory: scientific understanding, explanatory framework
Scientific theories put all available information into coherent explanations.
Shared theories provide a common vocabulary.
They allow predictions.
They integrate laws.
They determine what is relevant.
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