IsiHlawumbiselo

IsiHlawumbiselo  siyincazelo ephakanyiswayo ngesimongotho esithile. Ukuze isihlawumbiselo sibe isihlawumbiselo sesayensi, indlelasu yesayensi inendingeko yokuthi umuntu kufanele akwazi ukusihlola . Ososayensi ngokuvamile basekela izihlawumbiselo zesayensi ngeziqaphelo zangaphambili ezingenakuchazwa ngokwanelisayo zemibono yesayensi ekhona. Nakuba igama elithi "isihlawumbiselo" nelithi " umbono " evame ukusetshenziswa ngokufanayo, isihlawumbiselo sesayensi asifani nombono yesayensi. Isihlawumbiselo esisebenzayo siyisihlawumbiselo esamukelwe okwesikhashana esiphakanyiselwe ucwaningo oluqhubekayo  ngokwenqubo esungula ngokuqagela noma umcabango ofundile. "In general we look for a new law by the following process. First we guess it. ...", —Richard Feynman (1965) The Character of Physical Law p.156

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