Question

In science, a broad idea that has been repeatedly verified so as to give scientists great confidence that it represents reality is called _________. In science, a broad idea that has been repeatedly verified so as to give scientists great confidence that it represents reality is called _________. a theory a paradigm a hypothesis a Ptolemaic model

Answer 1

a theory

Step-by-step explanation:

A theory is a type of thinking about a phenomenon which determines how a phenomenon occurs. Generally theories result from observational data thus they are empirical in nature. Empirical means that it is not dependent on the observer. Each observer observes the same thing.

Some examples of theories are Einstein's general theory of relativity, Evolution by natural selection, Quantum theory, etc.