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Meaning of "metatheory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF METATHEORY

metatheory  [ˈmɛtəˌθɪərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METATHEORY

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Metatheory is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES METATHEORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Metatheory

A metatheory or meta-theory is a theory whose subject matter is some theory. All fields of research share some meta-theory, regardless whether this is explicit or correct. In a more restricted and specific sense, in mathematics and mathematical logic, metatheory means a mathematical theory about another mathematical theory. The following is an example of a meta-theoretical statement: Meta-theoretical investigations are generally part of philosophy of science. Also a metatheory is an object of concern to the area in which the individual theory is conceived.

Definition of metatheory in the English dictionary

The definition of metatheory in the dictionary is philosophical discussion of the foundations, structure, or results of some theory, such as metamathematics.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METATHEORY


dearie
ˈdɪərɪ
diary
ˈdaɪərɪ
eerie
ˈɪərɪ
enquiry
ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ
Erie
ˈɪərɪ
expiry
ɪkˈspaɪərɪ
feerie
ˈfeɪərɪ
fiery
ˈfaɪərɪ
hosiery
ˈhəʊzɪərɪ
inquiry
ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ
judiciary
dʒuːˈdɪʃɪərɪ
Kediri
kɪˈdɪərɪ
lire
ˈlɪərɪ
Neri
ˈnɪərɪ
peri
ˈpɪərɪ
query
ˈkwɪərɪ
siri
ˈsɪərɪ
subsidiary
səbˈsɪdɪərɪ
theory
ˈθɪərɪ
weary
ˈwɪərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METATHEORY

metastatic
metastatically
metatag
metatarsal
metatarsi
metatarsus
metate
metatheoretical
metatherian
metatheses
metathesis
metathesise
metathesize
metathetic
metathetical
metathetically
metathoraces
metathoracic
metathorax
metatungstic

WORDS THAT END LIKE METATHEORY

atomic theory
automata theory
big bang theory
big-bang theory
chaos theory
complexity theory
conspiracy theory
decision theory
game theory
gauge theory
information theory
kinetic theory
model theory
number theory
probability theory
quantum theory
set theory
string theory
systems theory
the kinetic theory
wave theory

Synonyms and antonyms of metatheory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metatheory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METATHEORY

Find out the translation of metatheory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metatheory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metatheory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

元理论
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metateoría
570 millions of speakers

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metatheory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metatheory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

metatheory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метатеория
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metateoria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metatheory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métathéorie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metatheory
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Metatheorie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メタ理論
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

metatheory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metatheory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metatheory
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

metatheory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेटायोररी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Metateori
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metateoria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metateorii
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метатеорія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metatheory
30 millions of speakers
el

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metatheory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metateorie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metatheory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metatheory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metatheory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METATHEORY»

The term «metatheory» is normally little used and occupies the 135.267 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METATHEORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «metatheory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «metatheory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metatheory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METATHEORY»

Discover the use of metatheory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metatheory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Metatheory in Social Science: Pluralisms and Subjectivities
These are offered primarily by practicing researchers and are related to problems in disciplines as diverse as sociology, psychology, psychiatry, anthropology, and philosophy of science.
Donald W. Fiske, Richard A. Shweder, 1986
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Metalogic: An Introduction to the Metatheory of Standard ...
This work makes available to readers without specialized training in mathematics complete proofs of the fundamental metatheorems of standard (i.e., basically truth-functional) first order logic.
Geoffrey Hunter, 1973
3
Sociolinguistic metatheory
Sociolinguistic Metatheory is a book which explains foundational developments in linguistics by taking the past three decades of developments in sociolinguistics and relating them to contemporaneous developments in received linguistics.
Esther Figueroa, 1994
4
Theory and Metatheory in International Relations: Concepts ...
The book is an introduction to new debates in international relations.
Fred Chernoff, 2007
5
Organizational Transformation for Sustainability: An ...
Organizational Transformation for Sustainability: An Integral Metatheory offers some innovative answers to the big questions involved in organizational sustainability and the radical changes that organizations will need to undergo as we ...
Mark Edwards, 2010
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Metatheory for the 21st Century: Critical Realism and ...
This volume will highlight the ways in which the planet’s two most sophisticated metatheories are joining forces to transform scholarship and address the most pressing global challenges of the 21st- century—from climate change to the ...
Roy Bhaskar, Sean Esbjö-Hargens, Nicholas Hedlund-de Witt, 2014
7
The Metatheory of Physics Theories and the Theory of ...
This book describes a new area of physics: the metatheory of physics theories.
Stephen Blaha, 2005
8
Children's Development Within Social Context: Metatheory and ...
Several aspects of a contextualist metatheory make it particularly attractive for the study of development. First, a contextualist metatheory is oriented toward a study of change and emergence of novelty. In Pepper's (1942) words, "The ...
Lucien T. Winegar, Jaan Valsiner, 1992
9
Sartre and psychoanalysis: an existentialist challenge to ...
Betty Cannon is the first to explore the implications of Sartrean philosophy for the Freudian psychoanalytic tradition.
Betty Cannon, 1991
10
Organisational Transformation for Sustainability: An ...
This book brings a unique and important orienting perspective to these issues.
Mark G. Edward, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METATHEORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metatheory is used in the context of the following news items.
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God, Darwin, a professor's biology class and N&O readers
This framework is called “metatheory,” a theory about theories, upon which we base our understanding of the concepts we are investigating, ... «News & Observer, Oct 14»
2
From Yoga Dropout to Competitive Powerlifter and Boxer in One Year
I have no metatheory of this love, but it thrills me, and allows me to be someone I usually am not. One of the most amazing transformations for ... «Huffington Post, Jan 14»
3
The Kennedy Assassination and Pursuing 'What It Stopped'
While, as a movie, it remains one of my all-time favorites, the metatheory presented in the movie was as ridiculously vast as it was totally ... «Huffington Post, Nov 13»
4
Psychosis and The Ground Beneath Our Feet
... be negated by the education regarding brain chemistry, including many examples how and why metatheory applies to the world generally. «Brain Blogger, Oct 13»
5
Counseling professor talks of paradigm shift in counseling philosophy
He added, “How does all this talk about metatheory relate to counseling practice? Well, it means that counseling has matured as a profession. «UMSL Daily, Aug 13»
6
Conspiracy theories tell us much about South Africa
The biggest such metatheory circulating in South Africa today concerns a purported "great Zulu plot", and Dlamini and SACP general secretary ... «BDlive, Aug 13»
7
Secrets of NXIVM
The ideas are branded with labels such as "The Science of Joy," "Rational Inquiry" and "Metatheory." His interest in philosophy traces to author ... «Albany Times Union, Feb 12»
8
Our Great Sin
The idea here is simpler and closer to home than some grand idea of political and economic metatheory. The basic fact is this: an “ethical” ... «TechCrunch, Feb 11»
9
Barack Hussein Einstein at Harvard
... the Unsaid: Construing the Sounds of Congressional and Constitutional Silence," "The Constitution in Cyberspace," "Toward a Metatheory of ... «American Thinker, Jul 10»
10
A Case of Aphasia
'There is no single metatheory of aphasia therapy, no evidence that one school works better than the others, and considerable disagreement ... «Metapsychology, Oct 07»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Metatheory [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/metatheory>. May 2024 ».
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