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This is a bit of a toughy really. Scientific theory can be thought of as falling into one of 3 categories. 1. Law. This is something that is generally accepted by all of the scientific community or the vast majority of those within the specific scientific field. e.g. Newton's Laws of motion etc 2 Theory. This is widely accepted by most of the scientific community or large amount of those in a specific field although opposing theories may exist. 3. Hypothesis (literally meaning below thesis or lower than theory). Is generally a new discovery or procedure to be introduced to the scientific community. So, coming back to your question: The purest scientific theory would probably be defined as Law, thus being accepted by all or the majority of the scientific community. Hope this helps.

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