theory

teoría, hipótesis, conjetura

Idea aún no demostrada sobre por qué ocurrió algo o qué es verdad.

En inglés sencillo: An idea about why something happened or what is true, which has not been proved.

• I have a theory about the noise.
• Her theory was that the dog had escaped.
• The police considered several theories about his disappearance.

Cómo se usa: a theory about something (Do you have a theory about the missing money?); a theory that… (My theory is that someone left the door open.)

Sinónimos: idea, guess, hypothesis, conjecture

Expresiones frecuentes: my theory, one theory, theory about something

teoría

Conjunto de ideas que explica cómo o por qué ocurre algo, normalmente apoyado por pruebas.

En inglés sencillo: A set of ideas that explains how or why something happens, usually supported by evidence.

• This theory explains how stars form.
• New evidence supports the scientist's theory.
• Researchers tested several theories about the disease.

Cómo se usa: a theory of something (We discussed the theory of evolution in class.)

Expresiones frecuentes: scientific theory, theory of evolution, test a theory

teoría

Materia que estudia las reglas y las ideas que sirven de base a un campo concreto.

En inglés sencillo: A subject that studies the rules and ideas behind a particular kind of thing.

• She studies number theory.
• Our music theory course starts next week.
• Graph theory helps researchers understand networks.

Expresiones frecuentes: number theory, knot theory, music theory, set theory