|Description=todoUnlike Barseghyan's [[Theory (Barseghyan-2015)|original definition]] of ''theory'', this definition is deliberately ''neutral'' with respect to the descriptive/prescriptive divide. Thus, it allows for the existence of both descriptive and normative theories. {{PrintDiagramFile|diagram file=Theory Descriptive Normative (Sebastien-2016).png}}
|Resource=Sebastien (2016)
|Page Status=Stub
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|Community=Community:Scientonomy
|Accepted From Era=CE
|Accepted From Year=2017
|Accepted From Month=February
|Accepted From Day=15
|Accepted From Approximate=No
|Acceptance Indicators=The definition became accepted as a result of the acceptance of the respective [[Modification:Sciento-2017-0001|suggested modification]].