Newton’s law of universal gravitation, $F = G m_1 m_2 / r^2$

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Terms

Term	This example	Why
law (in science)	✓	Newton’s law of gravitation is a law because it is an equation that describes how strongly masses attract.
theory (in science)	✗	Newton’s law of gravitation is not a theory, because it does not explain why masses attract; general relativity, a theory, does.
hypothesis (in science)	✗

Distinctions using this example

• Conjecture vs. hypothesis vs. law vs. theory

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