Is a scientific theory an educated guess?

A scientific hypothesis starts out as an educated guess, based on prior knowledge and available data. An interesting proposition may look as an educated guess, and thus, worthy of investigation, but when it is not possible to corroborate it, it can easily fall out of further consideration. But what else is to be expected? read more

A scientific hypothesis starts out as an educated guess, based on prior knowledge and available data. An interesting proposition may look as an educated guess, and thus, worthy of investigation, but when it is not possible to corroborate it, it can easily fall out of further consideration. read more

In science, an educated guess about the answer to a scientific question is called a hypothesis. read more