| A moving force. |
| a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason: |
hypothetical or hypothetic (ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl) ![]() | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having the nature of a hypothesis |
| 2. | assumed or thought to exist |
| 3. | logic another word for conditional |
| 4. | existing only as an idea or concept: a time machine is a hypothetical device |
| hypothetic or hypothetic | |
| —adj | |
| hypo'thetically or hypothetic | |
| —adv | |