* Emission theory, a competing theory for the special theory of relativity, explaining the results of the Michelson-Morley experiment

These proposals ranged from various forms of worker cooperatives coordinated by free markets such as Mutualism ( economic theory ), to state-owned enterprises competing with each other in open and unregulated markets.

A competing theory is that the game was introduced by the Icelandic immigrants adapting the Icelandic game Knattleikr.

" No accepted theory of parapsychology currently exists, and many competing and often conflicting models have been advocated by different parapsychologists in an attempt to explain reported paranormal phenomena.

A competing theory to explain the presence of ice on the equatorial continents was that the Earth's axial tilt was quite high, in the vicinity of 60 °, which would place the Earth's land in high " latitudes ", although supporting evidence is scarce.

Eventually a competing theory involving the gradual accumulation of mutations was shown to occur in nature so often that geneticists largely dismissed the moving gene hypothesis.

Until proved otherwise, the more complex theory competing with a simpler explanation should be put on the back burner, but not thrown onto the trash heap of history until proven false.

This means that the observation cannot serve as an entirely neutral arbiter between competing hypotheses, but can only arbitrate between hypotheses within the context of the underlying theory that explains the observation.

As interpreted in contemporary scientific practice, " entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity " advises opting for the simplest theory among a set of competing theories that have a comparable explanatory power, discarding assumptions that do not improve the explanation.

The two competing theories concerning the origins of reason are relevant to political and ethical thought because, according to the Aristotelian theory, a best way of living together exists independently of historical circumstances.

The theory uses the construct of " Yankees " vs. " Cowboys " to suggest that, since the postwar era, the United States has been dominated by Yankees competing with Cowboys.

* Müllerianosis: A competing theory states that cells with the potential to become endometrial are laid down in tracts during embryonic development and organogenesis.

Parfit offers the Critical Present Aim Theory ( CP ), a broad catch-all that can be formulated to accommodate any competing theory.

A competing theory holds that the name is derived from the district of Malevizi, near the city of Heraklion ( known to the Venetians as Candia ) on Crete.

: A competing theory, propounded by conductor Sir Andrew Davis, is that this movement is about Helen Weaver, to whom Elgar was engaged for fourteen months.

A competing theory focuses on Standish's mention of the Isle of Man and argues that Myles belonged to a Manx branch of the Standish family.

The earliest use of what would now be called perturbation theory was to deal with the otherwise unsolvable mathematical problems of celestial mechanics: Newton's solution for the orbit of the Moon, which moves noticeably differently from a simple Keplerian ellipse because of the competing gravitation of the Earth and the Sun.

) The earliest use of perturbation theory was to deal with the otherwise unsolveable mathematical problems of celestial mechanics: Newton's solution for the orbit of the Moon, which moves noticeably differently from a simple Keplerian ellipse because of the competing gravitation of the Earth and the Sun.

Such an analysis depends on an elitist theory of power rather than a pluralist theory of power ; that power is exercised by individuals and competing organisations within society.

One competing theory has radically stated that macropsia may be an entirely psychological pathological phenomenon without any structural defect or definite cause.

A competing theory is that she was guilty of the crime as an act of justified rebellion against slavery.

The competing influences — Brecht ’ s Marxism, Adorno ’ s critical theory, Gerschom Scholem ’ s Jewish mysticism — were central to his work, although their philosophic differences remained unresolved.

This endless supply of elaborate competing explanations cannot be ruled out – but by using Occam's Razor.

In context, sustainability implies that rather than competing for endless growth on a finite planet, development will improve quality of life without necessarily having to consume more resources.

Section 7 is designed to arrest in its incipiency not only the substantial lessening of competition from the acquisition by one corporation of the whole or any part of the stock of a competing corporation, but also to arrest in their incipiency restraints or monopolies in a relevant market which, as a reasonable probability, appear at the time of suit likely to result from the acquisition by one corporation of all or any part of the stock of any other corporation.

( The Western Schism had begun in 1378 and there were two competing popes at the time, one in Avignon supported by France and Spain, and one in Rome supported by most of Italy, Germany and England.

The original Athlon ( now called Athlon Classic ) was the first seventh-generation x86 processor and, in a first, retained the initial performance lead it had over Intel's competing processors for a significant period of time.

Although influential for a time their popularity did not generally survive the horrors of ideological warfare, as the competing ideologies utilized their systems in their platforms.

The famous 1942 film Casablanca underlined the city's colonial status at the time — depicting it as the scene of a power struggle between competing European powers.

1 ) The discount rate assumption relies on the market for competing investments at the time of the analysis, which would likely change, perhaps dramatically, over time, and 2 ) straight line assumptions about income increasing over ten years are generally based upon historic increases in market rent but never factors in the cyclical nature of many real estate markets.

Another time, he lost because a few other students had been competing for years, and Vien felt David's education could wait for these other mediocre painters.

This single FCC action would render all Armstrong-era FM receivers useless within a short time as stations were moved to the new band, while it also protected both RCA's AM-radio stronghold and that of the other major competing networks, CBS, ABC and Mutual.

Cecil Sharp had an influential idea about the process of folk variation: he felt that the competing variants of a traditional song would undergo a process akin to biological natural selection: only those new variants that were the most appealing to ordinary singers would be picked up by others and transmitted onward in time.

At the same time Bragg's Cavendish Laboratory was also effectively competing with King's College London, whose Biophysics department was under the direction of Sir John Randall.

In 1927, the Soviet Union's Chess Federation established the title of Grandmaster of the Soviet Union, for their own players, since at that time Soviets were not competing outside their own country.

This means he is to ensure that the disparate, competing interests of the city beat in time with one another, creating in the process the “ perfection of civil agreement ”.

By the time Itanium was released in June 2001, its performance was not superior to competing RISC and CISC processors.

His efficient design drew praise in American scientific circles but by this time there were multiple competing versions of the marine propeller.

These three constraints are often competing constraints: increased scope typically means increased time and increased cost, a tight time constraint could mean increased costs and reduced scope, and a tight budget could mean increased time and reduced scope.

While he believed that athletes should not be paid to be such, he did think that compensation was in order for the time when athletes were competing and would otherwise have been earning money.

Also in 2009 Crowe persuaded young England international forward Sam Burgess to sign with the Rabbitohs over other clubs that were competing for his signature, after inviting Burgess and his mother to the set of Robin Hood, which he was filming in England at the time.

LASFS ( the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society ) was founded at this time as a local branch of the SFL, while several competing local branches sprang up in New York City and immediately began feuding among themselves.

Imperial control of Italy was lost for a time, and the imperial crown became dependent on the political support of competing aristocratic factions.

This still involves two riders on the track at the same time but they are not directly competing against each other but attempting to set the fastest time to progress in the competition.

This still involves two teams on the track at the same time but they are not directly competing against each other but attempting to set the fastest time to progress in the competition.