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What do you think is an important difference between a hypothesis and a theory?

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A hypothesis is an explanation for observations

A theory is an explanation for what has been shown many times.

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In science, a theory is a tested, well-substantiated, unifying explanation for a set of verified, proven factors. A theory is always backed by evidence; a hypothesis is only a suggested possible outcome, and is testable and falsifiable. ... Scientific laws explain things, but they do not describe them.


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