@dogsoahC@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 11 months agoI definitely never unsubscribed from a YouTube channel just for that...files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1654arrow-down10
arrow-up1654arrow-down1imageI definitely never unsubscribed from a YouTube channel just for that...files.catbox.moe@dogsoahC@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square98fedilink
minus-square@Matriks404@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish20•edit-211 months agoWhile theory and hypothesis are not the same if you are talking about science, in general everyday use theory is used as a synonym. In wiktionary: 5. A hypothesis or conjecture. [from 18th c.]
minus-square@Kanda@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish6•11 months agoBut I’m a wannabe scientist, don’t come here with your colloquial language explanations
minus-square@ILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoYou’re talking to scientists not linguists
minus-square@kaffiene@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoTheir comment was about everyday use.
While theory and hypothesis are not the same if you are talking about science, in general everyday use theory is used as a synonym.
In wiktionary: 5. A hypothesis or conjecture. [from 18th c.]
But I’m a wannabe scientist, don’t come here with your colloquial language explanations
You’re talking to scientists not linguists
Their comment was about everyday use.