Hypothesis

Language: English
Pronunciation: hy-po-thes-is
Part of Speech: noun

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Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.

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"a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations"

"a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena"

"a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence"

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