Hypothesis

Noun

 * 1)  A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation.
 * 2) (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
 * 3)  The antecedent of a conditional statement.

Synonyms

 * supposition
 * theory
 * thesis
 * educated guess
 * guess
 * See also Thesaurus:supposition

Derived terms

 * hypothesize
 * hypothetic
 * hypothetical
 * hypothetically

Related terms

 * alternative hypothesis
 * ergodic hypothesis
 * Avogadro's hypothesis
 * Fisher hypothesis
 * Griesbach hypothesis
 * null hypothesis
 * Riemann hypothesis

Adjectives for Hypothesis
problematical; unreal; rationalistic; unverified; monstrous; creative; metaphysical; untenable; tentative; scientific; cherished; inaccurate; superficial; unlikely.

Verbs for Hypothesis
accept—; advance—; apply—; argue on—; build up—; condemn—; consider—; deduce —; demonstrate—; depend on—; deride—; dispute—; draw—; evolve—; frame—; put forth—; reason by—; rest on—; state—; work on—; wreck—; —assumes; —embraces.

Thesaurus
a priori principle, affirmation, apriorism, assertion, assumed position, assumption, axiom, basis, categorical proposition, conjecture, data, first principles, foundation, ground, guesswork, hypothesis ad hoc, inference, lemma, major premise, minor premise, philosopheme, philosophical proposition, position, postulate, postulation, postulatum, premise, premiss, presumption, presupposal, presupposition, proposition, propositional function, set of postulates, speculation, statement, sumption, supposal, supposing, supposition, surmise, theorem, theory, thesis, truth table, truth-function, truth-value, working hypothesis

Etymology
Recorded since 1596, from hypothese:, from  hypothesis:, from  ὑπόθεσις:, literally “a placing under”, itself from ὑποτίθημι: from ὑπό: + τίθημι:.

Translations

 * Arabic: فرضية
 * Armenian: վարկած
 * Catalan: hipòtesi
 * Chinese: 假定, 假想, ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: hipotezo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:


 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 仮設
 * Korean: 가설
 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: گریمانه‌
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ipoteză
 * Russian:, предположение
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: hypotes


 * Catalan: hipòtesi
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * German:
 * Hungarian: feltevés, feltételezés
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: 仮定
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: گریمانه‌
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ipoteză, prezumție
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: antagande


 * Catalan: hipòtesi
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Korean:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ipoteză
 * Spanish:


 * : 假说 (jiǎ shuō)
 * : hypothèse
 * : tilgáta, skýringartilgáta , skýringartilraun


 * : 仮説 (kesetsu)
 * : hypotese
 * : فرضیه (farziyeh), نگره (negareh)
 * : ipoteză
 * : hypotes
 * : hipotez

Etymology
From

Noun

 * 1) hypothesis