In the context of the newspaper headline, the word “theory” is most accurately reflected by the term hypothesis. A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon, which aligns with the detective's idea about how the computers were stolen. An experiment would refer to a method of testing a hypothesis, a fact is a statement that can be proven true or false, and a law is a statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some aspect of the universe.
A newspaper headline says, “Detective Has Theory on How Computers Were Stolen from Warehouse.” Which of the following words most accurately reflects the use of the term theory in this newspaper headline? (SC.912.N.1.1)
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experiment
fact
hypothesis
law
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