NOUN | communication | hypothesis | a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations |
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cognition | hypothesis, possibility, theory | a tentative insight into the natural world | |
communication | hypothesis, guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
Sounds | hhaypaa'thahsahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations. | |
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Broader | proposal | Something proposed (such as a plan or assumption / assumption) |
Spanish | hipótesis | |
Catalan | hipòtesi | |
Verbs | hypothesize | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
Meaning | A tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena. | |
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Example | "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory" | |
Synonyms | possibility, theory | |
Part of | theory | A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world |
Narrower | assumption, supposition, supposal | A hypothesis that is taken for granted |
gemmule | The physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity | |
historicism | A theory that social and cultural events are determined by history | |
hypothetical | A hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement / statement, proposal, situation, etc. | |
model, theoretical account, framework | A hypothetical description of a complex entity or process | |
speculation, conjecture | A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) | |
Broader | concept, conception, construct | An abstract or general idea inferred / inferred / inferred / inferred or derived from specific instances |
Spanish | hipótesis, posibilidad, teoría | |
Catalan | hipòtesi, teoria | |
Verbs | hypothesize, hypothecate | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
Meaning | A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. | |
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Synonyms | guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation | |
Narrower | divination | successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck |
Broader | opinion, view | A message expressing a belief about something |
Spanish | conjetura, especulación, suposición, surmisal | |
Catalan | conjectura, conjetura, especulació, suposició, surmisal | |
Adjectives | hypothetical | based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence |
Verbs | hypothesize, hypothecate | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
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