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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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multiverse

English

Etymology

Blend of multiple +? -verse, coined by American philosopher William James.

Noun

multiverse (plural multiverses)

  1. (philosophy) The world, considered as lacking in purpose, design, or predictability.
  2. (physics, cosmology) The hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence.

Synonyms

  • maniverse
  • meta-universe

Derived terms

  • multiversal

Related terms

  • universe
  • nulliverse

Translations

References

Further reading

  • multiverse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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