hypothetical
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hypothetical
- /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/ UK
- /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/ Canada, US
- [ˌhaɪpəˈθɛɾɪkəɫ] Canada, US
- [ˌhaɪpəˈθɛɾɪkɫ̩] Canada, US
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From Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós).
adjective more hypothetical · most hypothetical
- Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural. Such a subjunctive as appears in the principal clause (i.e. the apodosis) of a conditional sentence may be called a hypothetical subjunctive. An hypothetical subjunctive expresses an action¹ which, while its non-occurrence is implied, is yet supposed to occur, if some other action occur.
- Conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent.
Opposite: actual, categorical
noun hypotheticals
- A possible or hypothetical situation or proposition. These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hypothetic, theoretical, theoretic, speculative, putative, presumptive, presumed, what-if, supposed, possible, alleged, explanatory, notional, conceptual, imaginary, hypothesis
adjective
Opposite: actual, categorical
Translations
Every language
adj based upon a hypothesis
| Español | hipotético |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가설적 gaseoljeok |
| 日本語 | 仮定の katei no |
| 中文 | 假設的 /假设的 jiǎshè de, 假定的 jiǎdìng de |
| हिन्दी | काल्पनिक kālpanik |
| Português | hipotético |
| Français | hypothétique |
| Deutsch | hypothetisch |
| Italiano | ipotetico |
| Ελληνικά | υποθετικός ypothetikós |
| Română | ipotetic |
| Русский | гипотети́ческий gipotɛtíčeskij |
| العربية | اِفْتِرَاضِيّ iftirāḍiyy |
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