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 |
|---|---|
| The Secret of the Universe | Copernican heliocentrism via predicate surface "supportsTheoryOf" ⓘ |
| Michael Maestlin | heliocentrism via predicate surface "supportedTheory" ⓘ |
| Wu experiment | parity conservation via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ |
| First Lady of Physics | weak interaction via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" ⓘ |
|
H. R. Noble
surface form:
Trouton–Noble experiment
|
electromagnetic theory via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ |
|
H. R. Noble
surface form:
Trouton–Noble experiment
|
special relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ |
|
Warren Buffett’s 1984 essay "The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville"
surface form:
The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville
|
value investing is effective ⓘ |
| WMAP |
Lambda-CDM model
via predicate surface "supportedTheory"
ⓘ
surface form:
Lambda-CDM cosmological model
|
| WMAP | cosmic inflation via predicate surface "supportedTheory" ⓘ |
| Mount Flora | Antarctica once had a temperate climate via predicate surface "supportsHypothesis" ⓘ |
| Mount Flora | Antarctica was once covered by vegetation via predicate surface "supportsHypothesis" ⓘ |
| Liber II | Sun at or near the center of the universe via predicate surface "supportsTheoryOf" ⓘ |
| Liber II | Earth as a moving planet via predicate surface "supportsTheoryOf" ⓘ |
|
named after Siccar Point headland
surface form:
Siccar Point unconformity
|
uniformitarianism ⓘ |
|
named after Siccar Point headland
surface form:
Siccar Point unconformity
|
deep geological time ⓘ |
| Irrigation Civilizations | cultural materialism via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" ⓘ |
| Liber Tertius | Sun at the center of the universe (heliocentrism) ⓘ |
| Mesosaurus | former connection of South America and Africa ⓘ |
| Mesosaurus | existence of supercontinent Gondwana ⓘ |
| Peter Brand | undervalued players can create competitive advantage ⓘ |
| experiments at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory | Mikheyev–Smirnov–Wolfenstein (MSW) effect via predicate surface "supportedTheory" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiments at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory | three-flavor neutrino oscillation framework via predicate surface "supportedTheory" ⓘ |
| Hubble–Humason galaxy redshift measurements | universe is expanding via predicate surface "supportedHypothesis" ⓘ |
| Ra II papyrus boat | pre-Columbian transoceanic contact via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" ⓘ |
| AGIL paradigm | structural functionalism via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" ⓘ |
| Daphne Major | evolution by natural selection via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" ⓘ |
| Hershey–Chase experiment | DNA as universal genetic material ⓘ |
| single-bullet theory | Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone via predicate surface "supportsConclusion" ⓘ |
| single-bullet theory | only three shots were fired via predicate surface "supportsConclusion" ⓘ |
| single-bullet theory | no second gunman was involved via predicate surface "supportsConclusion" ⓘ |
|
Joseph C. Hafele
surface form:
Hafele–Keating experiment
|
special relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Joseph C. Hafele
surface form:
Hafele–Keating experiment
|
general relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| The wug test | rule-based models of language acquisition ⓘ |
| scientific realism | no-miracles argument via predicate surface "supportedByArgument" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Orgonon research center | orgone energy via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Innosight | disruptive innovation via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" ⓘ |
|
The Kalam Cosmological Argument
surface form:
Kalam Cosmological Argument
|
The universe has a transcendent cause via predicate surface "supportsConclusion" ⓘ |
| three-domain system of Carl Woese | Archaea form a separate primary lineage of life via predicate surface "supportsHypothesis" ⓘ |
| The Case Against Intelligent Design | Darwinian evolution ⓘ |
| Skull 5 | reduced taxonomic diversity among early Homo via predicate surface "supportsHypothesis" ⓘ |
| Foucault experiment | light travels slower in denser media ⓘ |
| Foucault experiment | wave theory of light ⓘ |
| Richard E. Keating | Einstein's theory of relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Richard E. Keating | special relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ |
| Richard E. Keating | general relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
|
Zimnie Gory, Russia
surface form:
Zimnie Gory
|
early bilaterian-grade organisms in Ediacaran via predicate surface "supportsHypothesis" ⓘ |
|
Zimnie Gory, Russia
surface form:
Zimnie Gory
|
complex benthic communities before Cambrian explosion via predicate surface "supportsHypothesis" ⓘ |
| Pound–Rebka experiment | general relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Cowan–Reines neutrino experiment | weak interaction theory via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ |
| Pit Grave culture | Steppe hypothesis of Indo-European origins via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" NERFINISHED ⓘ |