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subtheory

subtheory noun: a theory forming part of a larger theory.

Noun

subtheory (plural subtheories)

  1. A theory forming part of a larger theory.
    • We recover the system of Bonchi et al as a subtheory in the prime power dimensional case, but the more general theory does not arise from a distributive law.2016, Ross Duncan, Kevin Dunne, “Interacting Frobenius Algebras are Hopf”, in arXiv

Forms of subtheory

pluralsubtheories

Origin of subtheory

From sub- + theory.

Questions about subtheory

What does subtheory mean?
Subtheory means a theory forming part of a larger theory.
What part of speech is subtheory?
Subtheory is a noun.
What is the plural of subtheory?
The plural of subtheory is subtheories.

Words near subtheory in the dictionary

  1. subthematic
  2. subthematically
  3. subtheme
  4. subthemes
  5. subtheories
  6. subtheory
  7. subtherapeutic
  8. subtherapeutical
  9. subtherapeutically
  10. subthermal
  11. subthermally

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