explanatory power
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Explanatory power The capacity of an hypothesis to explain many puzzling facts – in general terms, when considering competing hypotheses, the hypothesis which explains more, that is, has a greater ‘explanatory power’, is to be preferred.
(see also: hypothesis, verification, confirmation, viability, theory (scientific), null hypothesis, science, scientific approach, scientific methodology, pseudo-science, systematic evidence, evolution, anecdotal evidence, (conceptual) models, operational definition, critical thinking, falsifiability, testability)
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