plural of grounded theory

plural of measure theory

plural of value theory

A mathematical formalism for describing knowledge of the world in terms of patterns that can be studied using statistical methods.

(physics) A type of field theory in which the Lagrangian is invariant under a continuous group of local transformations.

plural of gauge theory

A postmodern approach to analysing intersubjective discourses, based on the ways that authority is rooted in individuals' knowledge and perspectives, and the power that such authority exerts.

(mathematics, algebra) A branch of mathematics that studies abstract algebraic structures by representing their elements as linear transformations of vector spaces, and studies modules over these abstract algebraic structures.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scheme, theory. / (algebraic geometry) The branch of mathematics that concerns schemes (algebraic varieties equipped with the Zariski topology).

The idea of using small suggestions to influence behavior and decision making.