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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries竞争理论
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jìngzhēng lǐlùn
"科学家们正在权衡各种竞争理论。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
One of two or more distinct explanations or hypotheses that attempt to account for the same set of facts or phenomena but offer different interpretations or mechanisms.
"Scientists must objectively evaluate all competing theories before drawing a definitive conclusion." - 2
An alternative framework or perspective that challenges a prevailing paradigm by providing a different model for understanding a problem.
"In economics, several competing theories attempt to explain the root causes of inflation."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'compete', originating from the Latin 'competere' (meaning to strive in common, meet together, or rival), with 'theory', derived from the Greek 'theoria' (meaning contemplation, speculation, or looking at). Together in modern scientific and academic discourse, it describes parallel propositions that vie for empirical validation or acceptance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Competing theory" is said worldwide
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théorie concurrente
Transliteration: te.ɔ.ʁi kɔ̃.ky.ʁɑ̃t
"Les chercheurs examinent plusieurs théories concurrentes pour expliquer ce phénomène."
konkurrierende Theorie
Transliteration: kɔŋkuˈʁiːʁəndə teoˈʁiː
"Wissenschaftler diskutieren oft über konkurrierende Theorien."
teoria concorrente
Transliteration: te.oˈri.a koŋ.korˈrɛn.te
"Ci sono diverse teorie concorrenti riguardo all'origine dell'universo."
teoría competidora
Transliteration: te.oˈɾi.a kom.pe.tiˈðo.ɾa
"El debate científico continúa evaluando cada teoría competidora."
teoria concorrente
Transliteration: te.uˈɾi.a kõ.kuˈʁẽ.tʃi
"O estudo analisa várias teorias concorrentes sobre o comportamento do consumidor."
प्रतिस्पर्धी सिद्धांत
Transliteration: pratispardhi siddhant
"वैज्ञानिक इस घटना की व्याख्या के लिए कई प्रतिस्पर्धी सिद्धांतों की जांच कर रहे हैं।"
竞争理论
Transliteration: jìngzhēng lǐlùn
"科学家们正在权衡各种竞争理论。"
경쟁 이론
Transliteration: gyeongjaeng iron
"연구원들은 두 가지 경쟁 이론을 비교하고 있습니다."
競合理論
Transliteration: kyōgō riron
"その現象を説明するためにいくつかの競合理論が存在する。"
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