supportsTheory
P9427
predicate
Indicates that one entity provides evidence, justification, or endorsement for the validity or acceptance of another entity’s theory.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| supportsTheory canonical | 107 |
| testedTheory | 24 |
| associatedWithTheory | 22 |
| supportedTheory | 16 |
| supportsConclusion | 8 |
| supportsHypothesis | 6 |
| supportsTheoryOf | 4 |
| empiricalSupport | 2 |
| supportedByArgument | 2 |
| advocatedTheory | 1 |
| mainTheoryDiscussed | 1 |
| supportedHypothesis | 1 |
| supportedTheoryOf | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: supportsTheory
Generated description
Indicates that one entity provides evidence, justification, or endorsement for the validity or acceptance of another entity’s theory.
Sample triples (195)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Origin of Eukaryotic Cells | mitochondria evolved from aerobic bacteria ⓘ |
| Origin of Eukaryotic Cells | chloroplasts evolved from photosynthetic bacteria ⓘ |
| Origin of Eukaryotic Cells | eukaryotic flagella have symbiotic origins ⓘ |
| The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication | theory of evolution by natural selection via predicate surface "mainTheoryDiscussed" ⓘ |
| Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species | endosymbiotic theory ⓘ |
| Thomas Henry Huxley | evolution by natural selection via predicate surface "supportedTheory" ⓘ |
| Bekenstein bound | holographic principle ⓘ |
| Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis |
law of universal gravitation
via predicate surface "supportedTheory"
ⓘ
surface form:
Newtonian theory of universal gravitation
|
| Sidereus Nuncius | Copernican heliocentric system ⓘ |
| Lynn Petra Alexander | Gaia hypothesis via predicate surface "supportedTheory" ⓘ |
| Ives–Stilwell experiment | special relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ |
| World Ocean Floor map | plate tectonics via predicate surface "supportedTheory" ⓘ |
| World Ocean Floor map | seafloor spreading via predicate surface "supportedTheory" ⓘ |
| Trouton–Noble experiment | special relativity ⓘ |
| Microcosmos | serial endosymbiosis theory via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" ⓘ |
| Einstein's elevator | local experiments cannot distinguish uniform acceleration from uniform gravity via predicate surface "supportsConclusion" ⓘ |
| Einstein's elevator | gravity affects the path of light via predicate surface "supportsConclusion" ⓘ |
| Einstein's elevator | gravitational redshift of light via predicate surface "supportsConclusion" ⓘ |
| Einstein's elevator | time dilation in a gravitational field via predicate surface "supportsConclusion" ⓘ |
| The Language of Thought | computational theory of mind ⓘ |
| The Language of Thought | representational theory of mind ⓘ |
| The Revenge of Gaia | Gaia as a self-regulating system ⓘ |
| Pax Americana | hegemonic stability theory via predicate surface "supportedByArgument" ⓘ |
|
Book III
surface form:
Book III (Principia)
|
heliocentrism ⓘ |
| Discours sur les différentes figures des astres | Newtonian theory of an oblate Earth ⓘ |
| Monoceros Ring | hierarchical galaxy formation via predicate surface "supportsTheoryOf" ⓘ |
| OPAL |
Standard Model
via predicate surface "testedTheory"
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Model of particle physics
|
|
prospect theory
surface form:
Prospect theory
|
laboratory experiments via predicate surface "empiricalSupport" ⓘ |
|
prospect theory
surface form:
Prospect theory
|
field studies via predicate surface "empiricalSupport" ⓘ |
| The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism | Weberian sociology via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" ⓘ |
| The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism | theory of rationalization via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" ⓘ |
| Sidereal Messenger | Copernican heliocentrism ⓘ |
| Sobral |
general relativity
via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory"
ⓘ
surface form:
general theory of relativity
|
| Planck–Einstein relation | photon theory of light ⓘ |
| Hafele–Keating experiment |
theory of relativity
via predicate surface "testedTheory"
ⓘ
surface form:
Einstein's theory of relativity
|
| Hafele–Keating experiment | special relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ |
| Hafele–Keating experiment | general relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ |
| Gell-Mann–Okubo mass formula | quark model ⓘ |
| Franck–Hertz experiment | Niels Bohr's atomic model ⓘ |
| Franck–Hertz experiment | quantum theory ⓘ |
| proton–antiproton collider at CERN | electroweak theory via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ |
| proton–antiproton collider at CERN |
Standard Model
via predicate surface "testedTheory"
ⓘ
surface form:
Standard Model of particle physics
|
| Roy J. Kennedy | special relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ |
| G. R. Stilwell | special relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ |
| The Language Instinct | language as an instinct shaped by natural selection ⓘ |
| The Language Instinct | modular view of the mind ⓘ |
|
supercontinent Pangaea
surface form:
Pangaea
|
continental drift ⓘ |
|
supercontinent Pangaea
surface form:
Pangaea
|
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| History of Prices | monetary theory via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" ⓘ |
| Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population | geometric growth of population ⓘ |