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hypothesis
- /haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/ UK
- /hɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/ UK
- /həˈpɒθɪsɪs/ UK
- /-əsəs/ UK
- /-əsɪs/ UK
- [haɪˈpʰɑθəsɪs] US
Rhymes with -ɒθəsɪs
Where it comes from
Recorded since 1596, from Middle French hypothese, from Late Latin hypothesis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόθεσις (hupóthesis, “base, basis of an argument, supposition”, literally “a placing under”), itself from ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, “to set before, suggest”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”). Compare hypothec.
noun hypotheses
- A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, or experimentation. This hypothesis goes by many names, including group resistence, the threshold effect, and the gender paradox. Because the hypothesis holds such wide appeal, it is worth revisiting the logic behind it. The hypothesis is built on the factual observation that fewer females than males act antisocially.
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An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
Similar: educated guess, guess, supposition, conjecture, thesis, theory[Appendix:Glossary, assumption, foreguess, given, hunch, hypothesis, inference
- The antecedent of a conditional statement.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: theory, conjecture, supposition, guess, surmise, possibility, speculation, thesis, idea, postulate, inference, notion, premise, argument, hypothesize, speculative
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noun tentative conjecture in science
| Español | hipótesis, hipótesi |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가설 gaseol |
| 日本語 | 仮説 kasetsu |
| 中文 | 假說 /假说 jiǎshuō, 假設 /假设 jiǎshè, 假定 jiǎdìng |
| हिन्दी | परिकल्पना parikalpanā |
| Português | hipótese |
| Français | hypothèse |
| Deutsch | Hypothese |
| Italiano | ipotesi |
| Ελληνικά | υπόθεση ypóthesi |
| Română | ipoteză |
| Русский | гипо́теза gipóteza, предположе́ние predpoložénije |
| Tiếng Việt | giả thuyết |
| العربية | فَرْضِيَّة farḍiyya |
| עברית | הִיפּוֹתֵזָה hipotezá, הַשְׁעָרָה hash'ará |
noun assumption taken to be true
| Español | hipótesis, hipótesi |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가정 gajeong |
| 日本語 | 仮定 katei |
| 中文 | 假設 /假设 jiǎshè, 假定 jiǎdìng, 假說 /假说 jiǎshuō, 前提 qiántí |
| Português | hipótese |
| Deutsch | Hypothese |
| Italiano | ipotesi |
| Română | ipoteză, prezumție |
| Русский | предположе́ние predpoložénije, гипо́теза gipóteza |
| Tiếng Việt | giả thiết, giả định |
| עברית | הַנָּחָה hanakhá |
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@misc{hypothesis_2026,
title = {hypothesis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypothesis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
