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How is a scientific law different from a scientific theory?

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Scientific law is a description of an event. Scientific theory is the explanation for that event.

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Or in better words, a scientific law is the description of an observed phenomenon. It doesn't explain why the phenomenon exists or what causes it. The explanation for a phenomenon is called a scientific theory

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