Hypotheticals

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Common synonyms include: conditional, conjectural, supposititious, a fortiori, a posteriori, a priori.

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plural of hypothetical form-of, plural

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conditional conjectural supposititious a fortiori a posteriori a priori

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"In science, one cannot cheat on quantitative or qualitative data, or outright lie about information, unlike science fiction, which likes to play with hypotheticals for not just entertainment."

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