单词 | hypothesis |
释义 | hypothesis —hypothesist, n. /huy poth"euh sis, hi-/, n. , pl. hypotheses /-seez'/. 1. 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. 2. a proposition assumed as a premise in an argument. 3. the antecedent of a conditional proposition. 4. a mere assumption or guess. [1590-1600; < Gk hypóthesis basis, supposition. See HYPO-, THESIS] Syn. 1. See theory. |
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