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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•poth•e•sis /haɪˈpɑθəsɪs, hɪ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ses /-ˌsiz/.USA pronunciation - Philosophy, Biology, Physicsa theory or idea that is put forth to explain something, and that is either accepted as a guide for future investigation or is assumed for the sake of argument and testing.
See -thes-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•poth•e•sis (hī poth′ə sis, hi-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′).USA pronunciation - a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
- a proposition assumed as a premise in an argument.
- the antecedent of a conditional proposition.
- a mere assumption or guess.
- Greek hypóthesis basis, supposition. See hypo-, thesis
- 1590–1600
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See theory.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hypothesis /haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -ˌsiːz/)- 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
- an assumption used in an argument without its being endorsed; a supposition
Etymology: 16th Century: from Greek, from hupotithenai to propose, suppose, literally: put under; see hypo-, thesishyˈpothesist n |