What does théorie in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word théorie in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use théorie in French.

The word théorie in French means theory, theory, in theory, put theory into practice, atomic theory, cell theory, Galois theory, action theory, activity theory, theory of evolution, information theory, theory of knowledge, theory of relativity, string theory, domino theory, set theory, queuing theory, game theory, number theory, quantum theory, conspiracy theory, classical economics theory, quantum theory. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word théorie

theory

nom féminin (connaissance idéale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En mathématiques nous en étions à la théorie des nombres.
In mathematics we were doing number theory.

theory

nom féminin (principe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est une chose de connaître la théorie, c'est en une autre de passer à la réalisation.
It's one thing to know the theory, quite another to move on to implementing it.

in theory

locution adverbiale (sur le papier, d'après les calculs)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En théorie, c'est censé fonctionner.

put theory into practice

locution verbale (mettre en œuvre ses connaissances)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

atomic theory

nom féminin (thèse sur la nature de la matière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cell theory

nom féminin (théorie biologique) (biology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Selon la théorie cellulaire, tous les organismes sont faits de petites unités : les cellules.

Galois theory

nom féminin (loi algébrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

action theory

nom féminin (étude des actes humains)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

activity theory

nom féminin (théorie sociale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

theory of evolution

nom féminin (hypothèse de l'évolution humaine) (biology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

information theory

nom féminin (théorie probabiliste)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

theory of knowledge

nom féminin (épistémologie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

theory of relativity

nom féminin (théorie physique due à Einstein) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La théorie de la relativité bouleversa la physique du XXe siècle.

string theory

nom féminin (théorie de physique théorique) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La théorie des cordes est une théorie unificatrice de la théorie quantique et de la relativité générale.

domino theory

nom féminin (théorie géopolitique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

set theory

nom féminin (concept mathématique) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

queuing theory

nom féminin (loi de probabilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

game theory

nom féminin (prédiction comportementale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La théorie des jeux décrit les différentes interactions entre joueurs.

number theory

nom féminin (étude des nombres entiers) (Maths)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Number theory is the study of positive whole numbers.

quantum theory

nom féminin (théorie physique) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La théorie des quanta fut initiée par Max Planck.

conspiracy theory

nom féminin (concept d'un complot international)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

classical economics theory

nom féminin (théorie de marché rationnel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

quantum theory

nom féminin (physique des atomes et des particules)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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