Form and Theory

Form

Form noun - The outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance.

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Theory and form are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Theory" instead a noun "Form".

Nearby Words: formal, formation, formed, formality, formless

Theory noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.

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Form and theory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Form" instead a noun "Theory".

old	old form	old theory
good	good form	good theory
particular	particular form	particular theory
similar	similar form	similar theory
Other adjectives: common, complete, alien, current, original, proper, single, popular, actual, real, new, advanced, alternate, basic, last, different, previous, modern, magical.

A common theory about Metroid: Fusion is that the SA-X's penultimate form is this (it resembles a Hornoad, the previous form of the X that infected Samus).

Source: Shapeshifter Mashup
An alternate form of the theory assigns Gilligan gluttony (either because he constantly eats but never gets fat, or because all he does is take up space) and leaves the Skipper with just wrath.

Source: Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory
One of the students has an ability that can best be described as hypercognition, an ability to form connections and make deductions that completely ignore quantum uncertainty and chaos theory.

Source: Omniscient Morality License

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