Go to New Version of This Page This old version has not been updated since 2016, but we're leaving it in case you prefer it. Show What's New Please update your links from the new version. |
||
hypothesis | ||
Used In | ||
The Scarlet Letter | ||
Show Multiple Meanings | ||
Go to Book Vocabulary |
||
unspecified meaning
There are no more uses of "hypothesis" in the book. To see samples from other sources, click a word sense below: as in: a study to test her hypothesis Define
a seemingly reasonable, but unproven, idea based upon known facts -- often an idea to be tested
as in: Let's assume hypothetically that
Define
something that may not be true, but that is temporarily treated as true to advance a discussion or to further investigation
|
||
Show Multiple Meanings | ||
Go to Book Vocabulary | ||
| ||