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Theory
The word ‘theory’ derives from the Greek ‘theorein’, which means ‘to look at’.

In the scientific sense of the word, a theory is a logically self-consistent way of describing and predicting the behavior of a natural or social phenomenon. It either originates from observable facts or is supported by them.

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