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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•po•thet•i•cal /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj. Also, ˌhy•poˈthet•ic. - assumed to exist by hypothesis;
supposed:a hypothetical situation. - of, relating to, involving, or characterized by hypothesis:hypothetical reasoning.
hy•po•thet•i•cal•ly, adv. See -thes-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•po•thet•i•cal (hī′pə thet′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj. - assumed by hypothesis;
supposed:a hypothetical case. - of, pertaining to, involving, or characterized by hypothesis:hypothetical reasoning.
- given to making hypotheses.
- Philosophy[Logic.]
- (of a proposition) highly conjectural;
not well supported by available evidence. - (of a proposition or syllogism) conditional.
n. - a hypothetical situation, instance, etc.:The Secretary of Defense refused to discuss hypotheticals with the reporters.
Also, hy′po•thet′ic (defs. 1–4). - Greek hypothetik(ós) supposed (hypo- hypo- + the- put (base of tithénai to put, do1) + -tikos -tic) + -al1
- 1580–90
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged suppositional, theoretical, speculative.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hypothetical /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/, hypothetic adj - having the nature of a hypothesis
- assumed or thought to exist
- another word for conditional
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