Hypothesis

/[haɪˈpʰɑθəsɪs]/

Synonyms for "hypothesis" (108 found)

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a priori principleaffirmation apriorism assertionassumed positionassumption axiom basiscategorical propositionconjecture datafirst principlesfoundation

Noun(8 words)

alternative assumptionscausal mechanismconjecture conjectureseducated guesseducational ideaforecast

Adjective(1 words)

base assumption

Strong matches (32)

Noun(14 words)

german theoretischguess hypo hypos idea ifs jiquinorwegian teoretiskphysics concepts principleposit posits possibility precondition prediction

ground guessworkhypothesis ad hocidea ideal inference lemmamajor premiseminor premisephilosophemephilosophical propositionposition postulate postulation postulatum premise premiss

Adjective(1 words)

hypothetical proposition

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Noun(26 words)

presuming pretencepropose a theoryproposed explanationreconstructionsscience ideascientific guessspeculate about causesspeculating speculation speculations supposition suppositions surmisal surmise surmises suspicion tashmitumtestable predictiontheoretical assumption

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theoretical onlytheories theorytheory changedtheory of evolutiontheory only

presumption presupposal presupposition propositionpropositional functionreasoningset of postulatesspeculation statement sumption supposal supposing supposition surmise theorem theory thesistruth tabletruth-function truth-value

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working hypothesis

Adjective(7 words)

primary propositionreasoned guessscientific ideatheoretical claimtheoretical ideaunproven statementunverified belief claim

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claim concept conception construct explanation opinion prediction proposalscientific statementstatement view

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3 entries

causal hypothesisdirectional hypothesisnull hypothesis

Collocations

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formulate hypothesishypothesis testingnull hypothesisscientific hypothesistest hypothesis

Inflections

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hypotheses

Derivations

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hypothesis testhypothesis testinghypothesize hypothetical hypothetically

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We cannot conceive science without a hypothesis.

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The most credible hypothesis is the one that limits the number of elements in the domain T.

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The result confirmed my hypothesis.

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The hypothesis is based on the thorough experiments.

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