Glossary term: 理論
Description: 科學中的“理論”一詞有著非常明確的定義，這與日常生活中的用法和認知截然不同。在日常語境中，“理論”常常與“假設”混淆使用，但在科學知識構建中，它們有著顯著的區別。科學中的理論是指連貫的數學結構，能夠用於預測自然現象，並可通過獨立科學家的實驗驗證。理論為自然現象提供了經過充分支持的解釋，給出了對“為什麼”的洞見。
假設則是科學家提出的初步想法，是探索和尋找支持證據的起點。通過研究，假設可以被發展為模型、理論或定律，這些都是科學探索和理解宇宙過程中的關鍵環節。
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