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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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hypothetic

English

Alternative forms

  • hypothetick (obsolete)

Adjective

hypothetic (comparative more hypothetic, superlative most hypothetic)

  1. based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical
  2. existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality

Translations

hypothetic From the web:

  • what hypothetical means
  • what hypothetically speaking mean
  • what hypothetical question crossword
  • what do hypothetical mean
  • what is meant by hypothetical
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