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. Jennifer Lawless:

   The shutdown is real. The wall is hypothetical. And at some point soon, the Republicans are going to remember that it's real people in their districts who aren't getting paid, real people who aren't able to access government services, and real people who vote.

2. Burgess Owens:

   Biden is the best president our country has had in a while, not because he's doing a good thing, but he's showing what it looks like on the far left, it's no longer hypothetical for us to now understand what defund the police is, what inflation looks like.

3. 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.

4. Rand Paul:

   I think it's an important question and I don't think it's a historical anecdote. I don't think it's something that's a hypothetical question.

5. Jeb Bush:

   I don't know what that decision would have been. That's a hypothetical.

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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