epitheory

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Etymology[edit]

epi- +‎ theory

Noun[edit]

epitheory (plural epitheories)

  1. (philosophy of science) A theory based on a more fundamental theory or on a metatheory; A theory which doesn't describe all causes; handling some of them as givens, especially when other theories do analyze these givens.
  2. branch-theory, subtheory

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