Theory Plays an Important Role in Science

question 51

Multiple Choice

Theory plays an important role in science. Which of the following is NOT generally seen as a function of theory?

• A) stating a scientist's philosophy about the world
• B) summarizing a group of related facts into a coherent statement
• C) integrating groups of facts into a whole
• D) generating new hypotheses for experiments

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Definitions:

\(- 1\)

A numeric value that is one less than zero, often representing the inverse of a quantity.

\(n + 7\)

An algebraic expression representing the sum of an unknown quantity \(n\) and the number 7.

\(n + 8\)

An algebraic expression representing the sum of a variable n and the number 8.

\(n !\)

\(n !\), pronounced n factorial, is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to n. For instance, \(4! = 4 \times 3 \times 2 \times 1 = 24\).