hy·po·thet·i·cal
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Audio Help [hahy-puh-thet-i-kuh
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| 1. | assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, involving, or characterized by hypothesis: hypothetical reasoning. |
| 3. | given to making hypotheses. |
| 4. | Logic.
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| 5. | a hypothetical situation, instance, etc.: The Secretary of Defense refused to discuss hypotheticals with the reporters. |
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adj.
n. A hypothetical circumstance, condition, scenario, or situation: OK, let's consider this possibility then—just as a hypothetical. [From Greek hupothetikos, from hupothetos, placed under, supposed, from hupotithenai, to suppose; see hypothesis.] hy'po·thet'i·cal n., hy'po·thet'i·cal·ly adv. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| hypothetical | |
adjective | |
| 1. | based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation" [syn: conjectural] |
noun | |
| 1. | a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; "consider the following, just as a hypothetical" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
hypothetical [haipəˈθetikəl] adjective
imaginary; supposed
See also: hypothesis
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