How to Spell hypothesis
hypothesis
hypothesis - noun
- An assumption or concession made for the sake of argument
- An interpretation of a practical situation or condition taken as the ground for action
- A tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences
- The antecedent clause of a conditional statement
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
hypothesis - thesaurus
Synonyms: thesis
Etymology
Greek, from hypotithenai to put under, suppose, from hypo- + tithenai to put
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