Language matters (Score 2, Interesting)

"The currently predominant theory ...of Earth's magnetic field"

To be certain, there are NO 'theories' for Earth's magnetism, only a variety of HYPOTHESIS'S.

Once again the term theory is being misused for HYPOTHESIS. It is a great disservice to science and scientists to not understand the definition and implications for both terms.

A worker whose research achieves the level of Theory is among the 'Nobel class' of scientists. Therefore the term should be used properly and with some reverence.

So before we go any further, would someone venture to post the scientific definitions and usage for these two terms, hypothesis and Theory.

Thanx