nontheory

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noun

That which is not a theory.

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Meanings

nounnontheory (plural nontheories)

plural nontheories

  1. That which is not a theory.

    This sort of thing blossoms into elaborate nontheories, for example, the permanent income hypothesis (Pesek, 1979, pp. 67-69).

    1990, John Cunningham Wood, Ronald N Woods, Milton Friedman: critical assessments, Volume 1

Origin

From non- + theory.

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APA

nontheory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontheory

MLA

“nontheory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontheory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nontheory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nontheory.

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