All 3 Uses of
hypothesis
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- And if we take this as a working hypothesis we have a fresh basis from which to start our construction of this unknown visitor.
Chpt 1 (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
- But we are bound to exhaust all other hypotheses before falling back upon this one.
Chpt 3 (definition 2) *hypotheses = explanations that are seemingly reasonable, but unproven
- Supposing that anything happened to our young friend here—you will forgive the unpleasant hypothesis!
Chpt 5 (definition 1) *hypothesis = something that may or may not happen, but is temporarily treated as though it will happen to investigate possible outcomes
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.