Hypothesis (IPA: /haɪˈpɑθəsəs/)
| Hypothesis (n.) |
A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for the purpose of argument, or to account for a fact or an occurrence; as, the hypothesis that head winds detain an overdue steamer. |
| Hypothesis (n.) |
A tentative theory or supposition provisionally adopted to explain certain facts, and to guide in the investigation of others; hence, frequently called a working hypothesis. |
| Hypothesis |
Proposed explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem |
| Hypothesis |
Basic legal standard that indicates the conditions under which this rule of law to be applied |
| Hypothesis |
In classical drama, a summary of the plot |
| Hypothesis |
Album by Vangelis |
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US nonprofit organization that develops and stewards technologies and practices to annotate the web |
| Hypothesis Synonyms |
Conjecture, Surmise, Supposition, Speculation, Guess, Surmisal |
| Hypothesis Synonyms |
Theory, Possibility |
| Translations |
Hypothesis in Spanish |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A true hypothesis for Kepler must be a statement of the underlying mathematical harmony discoverable in the effects." - The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Physical Science |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " God remains a viable hypothesis as the prime mover, however undefinable and untestable that conception may be." - E. O. Wilson |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " The atomic hypothesis which had worked so splendidly in Physics breaks down in Psychics." - John Maynard Keynes |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " The great tragedy of Science ” the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact." - Science |
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