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 Definitions of hypothesis  [ˌsiz]  

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Definition of 'hypothesis' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) hypothesis
a provisional theory set forth to explain some class of phenomena, either accepted as a guide to future investigation

2.  hypothesis
a proposition assumed as a premise in an argument.

3.  hypothesis
the antecedent of a conditional proposition.

4.  hypothesis
a mere assumption or guess.

Etymology:  (1590–1600; < Gk hypóthesis basis, supposition =

Definition of 'hypothesis' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) hypothesis
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations

2. (noun) hypothesis, 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"

3. (noun) guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence


Definition of 'hypothesis' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) hypothesis
an explanation that has not yet been scientifically tested
a hypothesis based on previous experiments


Definition of 'hypothesis' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) hypothesis
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

2. (noun) hypothesis
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


Translation of 'hypothesis' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: an unproved theory or point of view put forward, eg for the sake of argument.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: hipotese Arabic flag Arabic: إفْتِراض، فَرَضِيَّه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: предположение
Brazilian flag Brazilian: hipótese Czech flag Czech: hypotéza German flag German: die Hypothese
Danish flag Danish: hypotese Greek flag Greek: υπόθεση Spanish flag Spanish: hipótesis
Estonian flag Estonian: hüpotees Farsi flag Farsi: فرضيه Finnish flag Finnish: hypoteesi
French flag French: hypothèse Hebrew flag Hebrew: הַנָחָה, הַשעָרָה Hindi flag Hindi: प्राक्कल्पना
Croatian flag Croatian: hipoteza Hungarian flag Hungarian: feltevés, hipotézis Indonesian flag Indonesian: hipotesis
Icelandic flag Icelandic: tilgáta Italian flag Italian: ipotesi Japanese flag Japanese: 仮説
Korean flag Korean: 가설 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: hipotezė Latvian flag Latvian: hipotēze
Malay flag Malay: hipotesis Dutch flag Dutch: hypothese, vooronderstell Norwegian flag Norwegian: antakelse, hypotese
Polish flag Polish: hipoteza Persian flag Persian: فرضيه Pashto flag Pashto: فرضیه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: hipótese Romanian flag Romanian: ipoteză Russian flag Russian: гипотеза
Slovak flag Slovak: hypotéza Slovenian flag Slovenian: domneva Serbian flag Serbian: hipoteza
Swedish flag Swedish: hypotes, antagande Thai flag Thai: สมมุติฐาน Turkish flag Turkish: hipotez, varsayım
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 假設 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: гіпотеза, припущення Urdu flag Urdu: افتراض ، قیاس
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: giả thuyết Chinese flag Chinese: 假设

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