supportsTheory

P9427
predicate

Indicates that one entity provides evidence, justification, or endorsement for the validity or acceptance of another entity’s theory.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
supportsTheory canonical 107
testedTheory 24
associatedWithTheory 22

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 Newtonian theory of universal gravitation via predicate surface "supportedTheory" ⓘ
linked to: law 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 (Principia)
linked to: Book III
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 of particle physics via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ
linked to: Standard Model
Prospect theory
linked to: prospect theory
laboratory experiments via predicate surface "empiricalSupport" ⓘ
Prospect theory
linked to: 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 theory of relativity via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" ⓘ
linked to: general relativity
Planck–Einstein relation photon theory of light ⓘ
Hafele–Keating experiment Einstein's theory of relativity via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ
linked to: 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 of particle physics via predicate surface "testedTheory" ⓘ
linked to: Standard Model
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 ⓘ
Pangaea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
continental drift ⓘ
Pangaea
linked to: supercontinent Pangaea
plate tectonics ⓘ
History of Prices monetary theory via predicate surface "associatedWithTheory" ⓘ
Illustrations and Proofs of the Principle of Population geometric growth of population ⓘ