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Hypothesis
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Hypothesis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Hypothesis has 3 senses
- hypothesis(n = noun.communication) Array - a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations; Array is a kind of proposal
- hypothesis(n = noun.cognition) possibility, theory - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" is a kind of concept, conception, construct
- hypothesis(n = noun.communication) conjecture, guess, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence; Array is a kind of opinion, view
Derived form verb hypothesize1
has particulars: hypothetical, gemmule, framework, model, theoretical account, conjecture, speculation, assumption, supposal, supposition, historicism
is a part of theory
Derived forms verb hypothecate2, verb hypothesize1
has particulars: divination
Derived forms verb hypothecate2, verb hypothesize1, adjective hypothetical1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Hypothesis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. foundation, supposition, fr. to place under, under + to put. See Hypo-, Thesis.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]"An hypothesis being a mere supposition, there are no other limits to hypotheses than those of the human imagination." [1913 Webster]
- 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.
Syn. -- Supposition; assumption. See Theory.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Hypothesis, n. (pl. hypotheses)
1 a proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without the assumption of its truth.
2 a supposition made as a starting-point for further investigation from known facts (cf. THEORY).
3 a groundless assumption.
1 a proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without the assumption of its truth.
2 a supposition made as a starting-point for further investigation from known facts (cf. THEORY).
3 a groundless assumption.
Etymology
LL f. Gk hupothesis foundation (as HYPO-, THESIS)
THESAURUS
Hypothesis
a priori principle, affirmation, apriorism, assertion, assumed position, assumption, axiom, basis, categorical proposition, conjecture, data, first principles, foundation, ground, guesswork, hypothesis ad hoc, inference, lemma, major premise, minor premise, philosopheme, philosophical proposition, position, postulate, postulation, postulatum, premise, premiss, presumption, presupposal, presupposition, proposition, propositional function, set of postulates, speculation, statement, sumption, supposal, supposing, supposition, surmise, theorem, theory, thesis, truth table, truth-function, truth-value, working hypothesisROGET THESAURUS
Hypothesis
Supposition
N supposition, assumption, assumed position, postulation, condition, presupposition, hypothesis, blue sky hypothesis, postulate, postulatum, theory, thesis, theorem, data, proposition, position, proposal, presumption, divination, conjecture, guess, guesswork, speculation, rough guess, shot, shot in the dark, conjecturality, surmise, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, estimate, approximation (nearness), inkling, suggestion, hint, intimation, notion, impression, bare supposition, vague supposition, loose supposition, loose suggestion, association of ideas, (analogy), metonym, metonymy, simile (metaphor), conceit, idea, thought, original idea, invention (imagination), supposing, given, mooted, postulatory, assumed, supposititious, suppositive, suppositious, gratuitous, speculative, conjectural, hypothetical, theoretical, academic, supposable, presumptive, putative, suppositional, suggestive, allusive, if, if so be, an, on the supposition, ex hypothesi, in the case, in the event of, quasi, as if, provided, perhaps, for aught one knows.
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