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hypothetical

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (hupothetikós)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ha?p????t?kl/

Adjective

hypothetical (comparative more hypothetical, superlative most hypothetical)

  1. Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
  2. (philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent

Synonyms

  • conjectural
  • (contingent upon some hypothesis): conditional

Antonyms

  • (actual): actual
  • (in philosophy): categorical

Translations

Noun

hypothetical (plural hypotheticals)

  1. A hypothetical situation or proposition
    These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.

Related terms

  • hypothesis
  • hypothesize

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fallibilism

English

Etymology

From fallible +? -ism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fæl?b?l?z?m/
  • enPR: f??l?.b?.l?.z?m

Noun

fallibilism (usually uncountable, plural fallibilisms)

  1. The doctrine that knowledge is never certain, but always hypothetical and susceptible to correction.

Translations

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