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hypothetical (iou) and coit (iou)


hypothetical (iou)



hypothetical adjective & noun. L16.
[formed as HYPOTHETIC + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Involving, based on, or pertaining to a hypothesis; Logic designating a proposition having the form if p then q or a syllogism containing such a proposition; Grammar expressing a conjective, supposition, or condition. L16.
hypothetical imperative Ethics a moral obligation that applies only if one desires the goal (opp. categorical imperative).
R. S. Ball The..line which divides the truths that have been established..from those parts of the science which..[are] more or less hypothetical. R. B. Long The verb forms used as hypothetical subjunctives are forms belonging to the four past tenses.
Concerning which a hypothesis is made; supposed or assumed but not necessarily real or true. E17.
J. Tyndall Any Other obstacle will produce the same effect as our hypothetical post.
b. noun.
Logic. A hypothetical proposition or syllogism. M17.
Grammar. A hypothetical word, phrases, or clause. M20.

coit (iou)



coit noun.LME-M18.
[formed as COITUS.]
= COITUS.