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[ noun ] a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)At_least this seemed to be the working hypothesis for `` Chicago and All That Jazz '' , presented on NBC - TV Nov. 26 . (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)Let us put to ourselves the hypothesis that we had not come_on the scene and that the rabbit never was discovered . |
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[ noun ] a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
Synonyms Examples "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory" Used in print (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)This hypothesis is evolved in analogy to the demonstrated action of organic actives in detergency . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
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