hypothesis
noun
1 hypothesis
A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations.
2 hypothesis
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 scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory.
synonyms: possibility, theory.
Dutch: stelling, onderstelling, hypothese
3 hypothesis
A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.
synonyms: conjecture, guess, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise.
Roget 514: supposition, assumption, assumed position, postulation, condition, presupposition, hypothesis, blue sky hypothesis, postulate, postulatum [Lat.], theory; thesis, theorem; ... show more
Dutch: vermoeden, denk, giswerk, speculatie
Polish: spekulacyjka
Moby thesaurus: a priori principle, affirmation, apriorism, assertion, assumed position, assumption, axiom, basis, categorical proposition, conjecture, data, first principles, foundation, ground, guesswork, hypothesis ad hoc, inference, lemma, major premise, minor premise ... show more.
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