Theory Use

What does it mean to say that a theory is used? How should theory use be defined?

Traditionally, the terms acceptance, use, and pursuit have not been distinguished. Confusion between the three terms leads to serious misunderstanding, thus their clarification is of great importance. 1p. 30 Thus, distinguishing between these terms is of great importance.

In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Hakob Barseghyan in 2015. The term is currently accepted by Scientonomy community.

In Scientonomy, the accepted definition of the term is:

• A theory is said to be used if it is taken as an adequate tool for practical application.

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record

Here is the complete acceptance record of this question (it includes all the instances when the question was accepted as a legitimate topic for discussion by a community):

Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	1 January 2016		Yes

All Theories

The following theories have attempted to answer this question:

Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Theory Use (Barseghyan-2015)	A theory is said to be used if it is taken as an adequate tool for practical application.	2015

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Accepted Theories

The following theories have been accepted as answers to this question:

Community	Theory	Accepted From	Accepted Until
Scientonomy	Theory Use (Barseghyan-2015)	1 January 2016

Suggested Modifications

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Current View

In Scientonomy, the accepted definition of the term is Theory Use (Barseghyan-2015).

Theory Use (Barseghyan-2015) states: "A theory is said to be used if it is taken as an adequate tool for practical application."

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Related Topics

This topic is also related to the following topic(s):

• Theory Pursuit
• Theory Acceptance
• Theory