Definitions for hypothetical
ˌhaɪ pəˈθɛt ɪ kəlhy·po·thet·i·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.4 / 5 votes

1. hypotheticaladjective

   a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.

   "consider the following, just as a hypothetical"

2. conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititiousadjective

   based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

   "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. hypotheticalnoun

   A hypothetical situation or proposition

   These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.

2. hypotheticaladjective

   Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural

3. hypotheticaladjective

   conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent

4. Etymology: From ὑποθετικός

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hypothetical, Hypothetickadjective

   Including a supposition; conditional.

   Etymology: hypothetique, Fr. from hypothesis.

   Conditional or hypothetical propositions are those whose parts are united by the conditional particle if; as, if the sun be fixed, the earth must move. Isaac Watts, Logick.

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1. hypothetical

   Hypothetical is relating to, involving, or based on a suggested idea or theory rather than actual facts or reality. It is generally used to explore possibilities and outcomes in a speculative or theoretical situation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. Hypotheticaladjective

   characterized by, or of the nature of, an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without proof, for the purpose of reasoning and deducing proof, or of accounting for some fact or phenomenon

2. Etymology: [L. hypotheticus, Gr. : cf. F. hypothtique.]

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1. Hypothetical

   Hypothetical is the fifth studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold. The album was released on March 20, 2001. This is the first album to feature current drummer Johanne James, who had previously played with the band on tour.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hypothetical in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hypothetical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of hypothetical in a Sentence

1. John Paul Wilson:

   Participants also believed that the black men were more capable of causing harm in a hypothetical altercation and, troublingly, that police would be more justified in using force to subdue them, even if the men were unarmed.

2. John Dixon:

   For these reasons, I am satisfied that the applicant’s case is capable of establishing that a real risk of prejudice to the due administration of justice...would be evident to the hypothetical ordinary reasonable reader from the content of the impugned publications.

3. Alan Dershowitz:

   Lets consider a hypothetical, lets assume that President Obama had been told by his advisors that it really is important to send lethal weapons to the Ukraine. But then he gets a call from his pollster and his political adviser, who says we know its in the national interest to send lethal weapons to the Ukraine, but were telling you that the left-wing of your party is really going to give you a hard time if you start selling lethal weaponsand potentially get into a lethal war with Russia. Would anybody here suggest that is impeachable?

4. Ralf Kunkel:

   It's all on schedule so that is a purely hypothetical question.

5. Representative Bill Shuster:

   I do not believe it is in the best interests of the U.S. freight transportation system, railroad employees, rail shippers and the short line railroads, i have expressed my concerns to the appropriate federal agency and I believe it is time for all parties to move on from hypothetical merger proposals and focus on improving the transportation of goods and products to help grow the American economy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hypothetical
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hypothetical
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hypothetical
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothetical
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hypothetical