2 meanings, 8 uses
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1 —1 use as in:
a study to test her hypothesis
Definition
a seemingly reasonable, but unproven idea or explanation based upon known facts
- Hypothesis, demonstration, conclusion, if A then not B.p. 218.7
hypothesis = an idea to be tested
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2 —6 uses as in:
assume as a working hypothesis
Definition
something that may or may not be true, but is temporarily treated as true to advance a discussion or to further investigation
- Hypothetical scenarios were a favourite thing of Crake's.p. 210.2
hypothetical = temporarily treating something as true to advance discussion
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- "Or not with a capital N." Hypotheticalp. 207.0
- On the second to last evening, Crake said, "Let me walk you through a hypothetical scenario."p. 210.1
- Nothing hypothetical here: that was what HelthWyzer actually did.p. 210.6
- Then they'd load this hypothetical wonderkid up with their bloated expectations until the poor tyke burst under the strain.p. 250.5
- He was thinking about his hypothetical brother, the one that wasn't born yet.p. 289.4
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? —1 use
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- You could have an objective conversation with him, a conversation in which events and hypotheses were followed through to their logical conclusions.p. 69.5
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