Theory Decay

What is theory decay? How should it be defined?

In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Sanghoon Oh in 2021. The term is currently accepted by Scientonomy community.

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record of the Term

Here is the complete acceptance record of this term (it includes all the instances when the term was accepted as a part of a community's taxonomy):

Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	1 August 2021	This is when the claim of the existence of theory decay has been suggested, thus introducing the term itself into scientonomic vocabulary.	Yes

All Definitions

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Accepted Definitions

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Suggested Modifications

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Current Definition

At the moment, the term has no accepted definition in Scientonomy.

Ontology

Existence

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted claims concerning the existence of Theory Decay.

Subtypes

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted subtypes of Theory Decay.

Supertypes

In Scientonomy, the following supertype of Theory Decay is currently accepted:

• Element Decay

Associations

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted associations of Theory Decay.

Disjointness

In Scientonomy, no classes are currently accepted as disjoint with Theory Decay.

Is Theory Decay a Scientonomic Phenomenon

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Dynamics

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