scientific theory

Summary

scientific theory ranks in the top 0.045% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,962 views/month, #35 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• scientific theory is a type of scientific knowledge^[2].
• scientific theory is a type of theory^[3].
• scientific theory's Commons category is recorded as Scientific theories^[4].
• scientific theory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scientific theories^[5].
• scientific theory's replaces is recorded as scientific hypothesis^[6].
• scientific theory's used by is recorded as scientific method^[7].
• scientific theory's has characteristic is recorded as explanatory power^[8].
• scientific theory's has characteristic is recorded as falsifiability^[9].
• scientific theory's uses is recorded as scientific object^[10].
• scientific theory's studied by is recorded as science^[11].
• scientific theory's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include scientific knowledge^[2] and theory^[3].

Use and Application

scientific theory's used by is recorded as scientific method^[7].

Why It Matters

scientific theory ranks in the top 0.045% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,962 views/month, #35 of 77,819).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]