All 5 Uses
hypothesis
in
After Dark, by Murakami
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- Hypothetically speaking.†
Chpt 11hypothetically = based on something that is temporarily treated as true to advance a discussion or to further investigation
- Hypothetically speaking.†
Chpt 11
- And if, hypothetically speaking, I were to ask you, 'Did you take my sister to that hotel and have sex with her?'†
Chpt 11 *
- Hypothetically speaking.†
Chpt 11
- We trace this hypothetical line of vision with great care.†
Chpt 4 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(hypothesis as in: a study to test her hypothesis) a seemingly reasonable, but unproven idea or explanation based upon known factsIn 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.
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(2)
(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 investigationThis sense of hypothesis is typically seen in the form, hypothetical, or hypothetically.
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)