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theory meaning in Sanskrit

मीमांसा mīmāṃsā́

UK/ˈθɪə.ɹi//ˈθɪ.ɹi/

theory in Sanskrit: मीमांसा (mīmāṃsā́), आगम (āgama), दृष्टि (dṛ́ṣṭi). In English, theory means a description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate.

Sanskrit words for theory

theory
मीमांसा mīmāṃsā́
theory, science
आगम āgama
theory, doctrine, system
दृष्टि dṛ́ṣṭi

English meaning of theory

  1. noun A description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate.
  2. noun A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principles of something known or observed; a hypothesis confirmed by observation, experiment etc.
  3. noun The underlying principles or methods of a given technical skill, art etc., as opposed to its practice.
  4. noun A field of study attempting to exhaustively describe a particular class of constructs.

Full definition of theory

theory in a sentence

  • Knot theory classifies the mappings of a circle into 3-space.
  • A theory is consistent if it has a model.
  • Near-synonym: joseki

Synonyms of theory

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Questions about theory in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of theory in Sanskrit?
Theory in Sanskrit is मीमांसा (mīmāṃsā́), आगम (āgama), दृष्टि (dṛ́ṣṭi).
theory इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Theory: मीमांसा (mīmāṃsā́), आगम (āgama), दृष्टि (dṛ́ṣṭi).
What does theory mean in English?
Theory means a description of an event or system that is considered to be accurate.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “theory”: आगम, दृष्टि, मीमांसा. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: theory (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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