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hypothesis
a proposed explanation for a set of observations
deductive reasoning
logic used in hypothesis based science to come up with ways to test hypotheses
theory
explains a great diversity of observations and is supported by a large and usually growing body of evidence
discovery science
describes nature
hypothesis based science
explains nature
inductive reasoning
derives general principles from a large number of specific observations