| English | German | |
| pet {adj} [attr.] [favourite] [e.g. project, hate, theory, child] | 454 Lieblings- [z. B. Projekt, Hassobjekt, Theorie, Kind] | |
| outlandish {adj} [theory] | 240 haarsträubend | |
| unarguable {adj} [theory etc.] | 68 unbestreitbar | |
| outlandish {adj} [theory] | 62 obskur | |
| invalidating {adj} [theory, feelings] | 30 entkräftend | |
| econ. economic {adj} [in economic theory] | 21 nationalökonomisch | |
| games game {adj} [attr.] [e.g. console, culture, instructions, partner, result, theory] | 19 Spiel- [z. B. Konsole, Kultur, Anleitung, Partner, Ergebnis, Theorie] | |
| math. convolved {adj} [signal theory] | 15 gefaltet [Signaltheorie] | |
| autopoietic {adj} [systems theory] | 5 autopoietisch [Systemtheorie] | |
| autopoietically {adv} [systems theory] | autopoietisch [Systemtheorie] | |
| quantum {adj} [attr.] [e.g. jump, mechanics, number, physics, state, theory] | Quanten- [z. B. Sprung, Mechanik, Zahl, Physik, Zustand, Theorie] | |
| undertheorized {adj} [not adequately developed in theory] | theoretisch unzureichend ausgebaut | |
| undertheorized {adj} [not adequately justified by theory] | theoretisch unzureichend begründet | |
| acad. undertheorized {adj} [not adequately reflected by theory] | theoretisch unzureichend reflektiert | |
| undertheorized {adj} [not adequately supported by theory] | theoretisch unzureichend fundiert | |
| unsupported {adj} [claim, theory] | ohne Beweise | |
| unsupported {adj} [claim, theory] | nicht auf Fakten gestützt | |
Verbs |
| to discard sth. [plan, theory etc.] | 4250 etw.Akk. verwerfen | |
| to scrap sth. [idea, plan, theory] | 1816 etw.Akk. verwerfen [Idee, Plan, Theorie] | |
| to assail sb./sth. [person, theory] | 1050 jdn./etw. angreifen [attackieren] | |
| to debunk sth. [a claim, theory, etc.] | 757 etw.Akk. widerlegen [entlarven, entzaubern] | |
| to undergird sth. [e.g. argument, theory] | 538 etw.Akk. untermauern [z. B. Argument, Theorie] | |
| to invalidate [theory, feelings] | 291 entkräften | |
| to originate sth. [a new method, theory] | 164 etw.Akk. entwickeln [Methode etc.] | |
| to postulate sth. [a theory] | 124 etw. aufstellen [eine Theorie] | |
| acad. to falsify sth. [prove (a statement, theory, etc.) to be false] | 65 etw.Akk. falsifizieren | |
| to collapse [fail suddenly and completely (theory, talks, etc.)] | 39 platzen [ugs.] [ein schnelles Ende finden (Theorie, Verhandlungen etc.)] | |
| to dissect [report, theory] | 23 zergliedern [Bericht, Theorie] | |
| to debunk sth. [myth; theory] | 6 etw.Akk. stürzen [Mythos; Theorie] [widerlegen] | |
| to operate [theory, plan etc.] | sich auswirken | |
Nouns |
| technology [esp. methods, theory] | 743 Technologie {f} | |
| exposition [of facts, theory] | 399 Darstellung {f} [von Fakten, einer Theorie] | |
| verisimilitude [of a theory] | 387 Plausibilität {f} [Wahrscheinlichkeit] | |
| math. intersection [set theory] | 221 Schnittmenge {f} [Mengenlehre] | |
| view [conception, opinion, theory] | 152 Auffassung {f} | |
| exponent [of theory etc.] | 149 Vertreter {m} [einer Theorie etc.] | |
| currency [of a theory etc.] | 104 Umlauf {m} [von Theorie, Gerücht etc.] | |
| exponent [of theory etc.] | 80 Repräsentant {m} | |
| cosmogony [theory] | 51 Weltentstehungslehre {f} | |
| currency [of a theory, a piece of news etc.] | 38 Verbreitung {f} [einer Theorie, eines Gerüchts] | |
| phys. strings [string theory] | 22 Fäden {pl} [Stringtheorie] | |
| support [for a theory] | 16 Untermauerung {f} [einer Theorie] | |
| philos. relig. anthropology [theory or concept of the nature of human beings] | 15 Menschenbild {n} | |
| math. lattice [geometry, group theory] | 12 Gitter {n} [Geometrie, Gruppentheorie] | |
| tenor [of a theory etc.] | 11 Tendenz {f} | |
| autopoiesis [systems theory] | 10 Autopoiesie {f} [Systemtheorie] | |
| advocate [of a theory etc.] | 9 Exponent {m} [einer Theorie etc.] | |
| exponent [of theory etc.] [female] | 7 Vertreterin {f} | |
| postulation [theory] | 7 Postulat {n} | |
| astronau myth. [theory that extraterrestrials visited Earth during ancient times] | Prä-Astronautik {f} | |
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