Subtheory

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A theory forming part of a larger theory.

    "We recover the system of Bonchi et al as a subtheory in the prime power dimensional case, but the more general theory does not arise from a distributive law."

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"We recover the system of Bonchi et al as a subtheory in the prime power dimensional case, but the more general theory does not arise from a distributive law."

Etymology

From sub- + theory.

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