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hypothetical
hy·po·thet·i·cal H0370500 (hī′pə-thĕt′ĭ-kəl)adj. also hy·po·thet·ic (-thĕt′ĭk)1. Of, relating to, or based on a hypothesis: a hypothetical situation.2. Conditional; contingent: the hypothetical meaning of a clause beginning with if.n. A hypothetical circumstance, condition, scenario, or situation: OK, let's consider this possibility then—just as a hypothetical.
[From Greek hupothetikos, from hupothetos, placed under, supposed, from hupotithenai, to suppose; see hypothesis.]
hy′po·thet′i·cal·ly adv.hypothetical (ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl) or hypotheticadj1. having the nature of a hypothesis2. assumed or thought to exist3. (Logic) logic another word for conditional44. existing only as an idea or concept: a time machine is a hypothetical device. ˌhypoˈthetically advhy•po•thet•i•cal (ˌhaɪ pəˈθɛt ɪ kəl)
adj. Also, hy`po•thet′ic. 1. assumed to exist by hypothesis; supposed; conjectural: a hypothetical case. 2. of, involving, or characterized by hypothesis: hypothetical reasoning. n. 3. a hypothetical statement, situation, instance, etc. [1580–90; < Greek hypothetik(ós) supposed (hypo(ti)thé(nai) to suppose (see hypothesis) + -tikos -tic) + -al1] hy`po•thet′i•cal•ly, adv. hy·po·thet·i·cal (hī′pə-thĕt′ĭ-kəl) Relating to or based on a hypothesis: a hypothetical state of matter that has not yet been shown to exist.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | hypothetical - a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; "consider the following, just as a hypothetical"hypothesis, theory, possibility - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" | | Adj. | 1. | hypothetical - based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"conjectural, hypothetic, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, divinatory, supposedtheoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science" |
hypotheticaladjective theoretical, supposed, academic, assumed, imaginary, speculative, putative, conjectural a purely hypothetical question
known, real, proven, true, established, confirmed, actualhypotheticaladjective1. Existing only in concept and not in reality:abstract, hypothetic, ideal, theoretic, theoretical, transcendent, transcendental.2. Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds:conjectural, hypothetic, inferential, presumptive, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, suppositive.Translationshypothesis (haiˈpoθəsis) – plural hyˈpotheses (-siːz) – noun an unproved theory or point of view put forward, eg for the sake of argument. 假設 假设hypothetical (haipəˈθetikəl) adjective imaginary; supposed. 假設的 假设的hypothetically (haipəˈθetikəli) adverb 假設上 假设地EncyclopediaSeehypothesisLegalSeeHypothesishypothetical
Related to hypothetical: hypothetical imperativeSynonyms for hypotheticaladj theoreticalSynonyms- theoretical
- supposed
- academic
- assumed
- imaginary
- speculative
- putative
- conjectural
Antonyms- known
- real
- proven
- true
- established
- confirmed
- actual
Synonyms for hypotheticaladj existing only in concept and not in realitySynonyms- abstract
- hypothetic
- ideal
- theoretic
- theoretical
- transcendent
- transcendental
adj presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive groundsSynonyms- conjectural
- hypothetic
- inferential
- presumptive
- supposed
- suppositional
- suppositious
- supposititious
- suppositive
Synonyms for hypotheticalnoun a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.Related Words- hypothesis
- theory
- possibility
adj based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidenceSynonyms- conjectural
- hypothetic
- suppositional
- suppositious
- supposititious
- divinatory
- supposed
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