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per Wikipedia: A common distinction made in science is between theories and hypotheses, with the former being considered as satisfactorily tested or proven and
by mildweed 15y ago
per Wikipedia:
A common distinction made in science is between theories and hypotheses, with the former being considered as satisfactorily tested or proven and the latter used to denote conjectures or proposed descriptions or models which have not yet been tested or proven to the same standard.