Scientific theories are of fundamental importance in science. Explain the difference between the term

"theory" as employed in science versus "theory" as employed in everyday language



What will be an ideal response?


Scientific theories have withstood the test of time and have been extensively confirmed by repeated
experiments. The term as used in science has validity whereas in everyday context it takes the form of
an opinion or a guess.

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