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Hypothesis
/[haɪˈpʰɑθəsɪs]/ noun
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Noun
- 1 A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, or experimentation.
"This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it. The hypothesis is built on the factual observation that fewer females than males act antisocially."
- 2 a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena wordnet
- 3 An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation. general
- 4 a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence wordnet
- 5 The antecedent of a conditional statement.
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- 6 a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations wordnet
Etymology
Recorded since 1596, from Middle French hypothese, from Late Latin hypothesis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόθεσις (hupóthesis, “base, basis of an argument, supposition”, literally “a placing under”), itself from ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, “I set before, suggest”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place”). Compare hypothec.
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