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English
Etymology
From epi- + theory.
Noun
epitheory (plural epitheories)
- (philosophy of science) A theory based on a more fundamental theory or on a metatheory; A theory which doesn't describe all causes; handling some of them as givens, especially when other theories do analyze these givens.
- branch-theory, subtheory
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