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hypothesis (iou)



hypothesis noun. . L16.
[Late Latin from Greek hupothesis foundation, base, formed as HYPO- + thesis placing.]
A proposition put forward merely as a basis for reasoning or argument, without any assumption of its truth. L16.
A subordinate thesis forming part of a more general one; a particular case of a general proposition; a detailed statement. L16-E18.
A supposition, an assumption; esp. one made as a starting-point for further investigation or research from known facts. E17.
continuum hypothesis, Whorfian hypothesis, zeta hypothesis, etc.
E. O'Brien The midwife..repeated the hypothesis that if men had to give birth there would not be a child born. R. Rendell That was what he thought had happened. It would do as a working hypothesis. G. A. Birmingham Have you any other hypothesis which meets the facts of the case better?
A groundless assumption; a guess. E17.
An actual or possible situation considered as a basis for action. L18.
hypothesist noun a person who hypothesizes L18.