All 4 Uses of
hypothesis
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- No, sir, I shall approach this case from the point of view that what this young man says is true, and we shall see whither that hypothesis will lead us.
Chpt 4 (definition 1)hypothesis = something that may or may not be true, but is temporarily treated as true to advance a discussion or to further investigation
- His extreme love of solitude in England suggests the idea that he was in fear of someone or something, so we may assume as a working hypothesis that it was fear of someone or something which drove him from America.
Chpt 5 (definition 1)
- Well, we will take it as a working hypothesis for want of a better.
Chpt 6 (definition 1) *
- "Well, certainly that is also a conceivable hypothesis," said Holmes, smiling.
Chpt 10 (definition 2) *hypothesis = a seemingly reasonable, but unproven, explanation
Definitions:
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(1) (hypothesis as in: assume as a working hypothesis) something that may or may not be true, but is temporarily treated as true to advance a discussion or to further investigationeditor's notes: This sense of hypothesis is typically seen in the form, hypothetical, or hypothetically.
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(2) (hypothesis as in: a study to test her hypothesis) a seemingly reasonable, but unproven idea or explanation based upon known factseditor's notes: In casual conversation, theory is a synonym for hypothesis, but a scientist would say that a hypothesis needs to pass rigorous tests before it could be accepted as a theory.