Hypothesis
11hypothesis — [n] theory antecedent, apriority, assignment, assumption, attribution, axiom, basis, belief, conclusion, condition, conjecture, data, deduction, demonstration, derivation, explanation, foundation, ground, guess, inference, interpretation, layout …
12hypothesis — ► NOUN (pl. hypotheses) 1) a supposition made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. 2) Philosophy a proposition made as a basis for reasoning. ORIGIN Greek hupothesis foundation …
13Hypothesis — A hypothesis (from Greek polytonic|ὑπόθεσις ) consists either of a suggested explanation for a phenomenon (an event that is observable) or of a reasoned proposal suggesting a possible correlation between multiple phenomena. The term derives from… …
14hypothesis — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ plausible ▪ bold ▪ Scientists have proposed a bold hypothesis. ▪ speculative ▪ alternative, competing …
15hypothesis — n. 1) to advance, formulate, propose a hypothesis 2) to confirm a hypothesis 3) a null; working hypothesis 4) the hypothesis that + clause (she advanced the hypothesis that the disease was spread by rodents) * * * [haɪ pɒθɪsɪs] formulate propose… …
16hypothesis — 01. Their [hypothesis] was proven to be true in a number of experiments. 02. Some scientists [hypothesize] that Japan will sink into the sea if the icecaps melt. 03. Let me ask you a [hypothetical] question; if you were a member of the government …
17hypothesis — noun /haɪˈpɒθɪ̈sɪs/ a) A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or …
18hypothesis — hy|poth|e|sis [haıˈpɔθəsıs US ˈpa: ] n plural hypotheses [ si:z] [Date: 1500 1600; : Greek; Origin: hypotithenai to put under, hypothesize ] 1.) an idea that is suggested as an explanation for something, but that has not yet been proved to be… …
19hypothesis — hypothesist, n. /huy poth euh sis, hi /, n., pl. hypotheses / seez /. 1. a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional… …
20hypothesis */ — UK [haɪˈpɒθəsɪs] / US [haɪˈpɑθəsɪs] noun [countable] Word forms hypothesis : singular hypothesis plural hypotheses UK [haɪˈpɒθəsiːz] / US [haɪˈpɑθəˌsɪz] an idea that attempts to explain something but has not yet been tested or proved to be… …
