how are hypothesis and theory alike?

Question

I know they are totally different but is there any similarities?

Answer 1

They are listed as synomyms in the dictionary:

hypothesis
5 entries found for hypothesis.
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hypothesisnebular hypothesisnull hypothesisplanetesimal hypothesisWhorfian hypothesis

Main Entry: hy·poth·e·sis
Pronunciation: hI-'pä-th&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural hy·poth·e·ses /-"sEz/
Etymology: Greek, from hypotithenai to put under, suppose, from hypo- + tithenai to put -- more at DO
1 a : an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument b : an interpretation of a practical situation or condition taken as the ground for action
2 : a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences
3 : the antecedent clause of a conditional statement
synonyms HYPOTHESIS, THEORY, LAW mean a formula derived by inference from scientific data that explains a principle operating in nature. HYPOTHESIS implies insufficient evidence to provide more than a tentative explanation . THEORY implies a greater range of evidence and greater likelihood of truth . LAW implies a statement of order and relation in nature that has been found to be invariable under the same conditions .

theory
41 entries found for theory. The first 10 are listed below.
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theoryatomic theoryauteur theorybig bang theoryBohr theorycatastrophe theorycell theorychaos theorycohomologyconspiracy theory

Main Entry: the·o·ry
Pronunciation: 'thE-&-rE, 'thir-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ries
Etymology: Late Latin theoria, from Greek theOria, from theOrein
1 : the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another
2 : abstract thought : SPECULATION
3 : the general or abstract principles of a body of fact, a science, or an art
4 a : a belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action b : an ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles, or circumstances -- often used in the phrase in theory
5 : a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena
6 a : a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation b : an unproved assumption : CONJECTURE c : a body of theorems presenting a concise systematic view of a subject
synonym see HYPOTHESIS

Answer 2

Yes.
They are both conceptions about how something works or is constituted.
The hypothesis is a formulation designed to
prove a theory by experiment.

Answer 3

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