Regularities vs. theories

Regularities are repeated phenomena, either in the form of apparent typing or apparent consistencies in the time order in which events occur; but theories are attempts to model the underlying processes that produce regularities. Every science theorises on the basis of its regularities.

Sources

Hillier, B. (1996, 2007), Space is the Machine: A Configurational Theory of Architecture. Space Syntax: London, UK. pp.4