A "theory", as the word is used in science, is not just a guess; it's refers to a system of thought that is well-established, and confirmed by numerous experiments. For example, the "Theory of Relativity" or the "Big Bang theory" are more than wild guesses; there are strong reasons to believe in each of them, including the results of numerous experiments.For more information, read the article on "Scientific theory", in the Wikipedia - or at least the introductory paragraphs.
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A theory - is backed-up by data... A guess - has no definitive data associated with it.
A theory has been proven and has lots of data to back it up while a hypothesis is simply an educated guess that has some data to back it up.
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An educated guess is a theory or hypothesis. Not accurate, based only on the information available.
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