No. 8,858 in Spanish
teoría
"Teoría" means "theory" in English, referring to a set of principles or ideas explaining a phenomenon.
In a sentence
La teoría de la relatividad explica cómo la gravedad afecta el tiempo.
The theory of relativity explains how gravity affects time.
In this sentence, 'teoría' refers to a scientific theory or a set of principles developed to explain phenomena.
Es solo una teoría que aún no se ha demostrado con suficiente evidencia.
It is just a theory that has not yet been proven with sufficient evidence.
Here, 'teoría' indicates a hypothesis or concept that is speculative and not yet widely accepted.
La teoría que tienes sobre por qué falló el experimento es interesante.
The theory you have about why the experiment failed is interesting.
In this context, 'teoría' is used to mean an idea or possible explanation someone proposes about a subject.
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