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hypothesis noun

  /-əsəs/ , /-əsɪs/ , /haɪˈpɑː.θə.sɪs/ , /haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/ , /həˈpɒθɪsɪs/ , /hɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/
  • (sciences) Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
  • (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
  • (grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.
 hypothèse
documentary hypothesis
hypothèse documentaire
continuum hypothesis
hypothèse du continu
Gaia hypothesis
hypothèse Gaïa
Riemann hypothesis
hypothèse de Riemann
working hypothesis
hypothèse de travail
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
hypothèse Sapir-Whorf, hypothèse de Sapir-Whorf
Red Queen hypothesis
hypothèse de la Reine rouge
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