单词 | hypothesis |
释义 | Word Frequency hypothesis(haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs) nounWord forms: plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) 1. a suggested explanation for a group of facts or phenomena, either accepted as a basis for further verification (working hypothesis) or accepted as likely to be true Compare theory (sense 5)2. an assumption used in an argument without its being endorsed; a supposition 3. an unproved theory; a conjecture Derived forms hypothesist (hyˈpothesist) noun Word origin C16: from Greek, from hupotithenai to propose, suppose, literally: put under; see hypo-, thesis |
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