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hypothesis
NOUN (plural hy·poth·e·ses):

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 conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.

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

3. the antecedent of a conditional proposition.

4. a mere assumption or guess.

5. a suggested explanation for a group of facts or phenomena, either accepted as a basis for further verification (working hypothesis) or accepted as likely to be true. Compare theory.

6. an assumption used in an argument without its being endorsed; a supposition.

7. an unproved theory; a conjecture.

8. a tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts and can be tested by further investigation.

9. a statement that explains or makes generalizations about a set of facts or principles, usually forming a basis for possible experiments to confirm its viability.

10. in science, a statement of a possible explanation for some natural phenomenon.

A hypothesis is tested by drawing conclusions from it; if observation and experimentation show a conclusion to be false, the hypothesis must be false. (See scientific method and theory.).

11. an assumption or concession made for the sake of argument.

12. an interpretation of a practical situation or condition taken as the ground for action.

13. a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or empirical consequences.

14. the antecedent clause of a conditional statement.

See usage note at Dictionary.com.*

See The Difference Between Hypothesis and Theory at Merriam-Webster.*

Origin:

First recorded in 1590–1600, hypothesis is from the Greek word hypóthesis “basis, supposition”; see hypo-, thesis. British dictionary: C16: from Greek, from hupotithenai to propose, suppose, literally: put under; see hypo-, thesis. —Dictionary.com. // 

First Known Use of hypothesis: 1641. History and Etymology for hypothesis: Greek, from hypotithenai to put under, suppose, from hypo- + tithenai to put — more at do. —Merriam-Webster.

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Added: 14 August 2020 {7:23 PM}
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