hypothesis

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Synonyms: hypotheses, hypothesize, hypothetic, apothesis, hypophysis, hypothesise, hypothesizes, hypothesist, cytothesis, hypothesists, hypopiesis

Antonyms: hypotheses, hypothesize, hypothetic, apothesis, hypophysis, hypothesise, hypothesizes, hypothesist, cytothesis, hypothesists, hypopiesis

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|sciences}} A [[tentative]] [[conjecture]] [[explaining]] an [[observation]], [[phenomenon]] or [[scientific]] [[problem]] and that can be [[test]]ed by [[further]] [[observation]], [[investigation]]{{,}} or [[experimentation]].
2. {{lb|en|general}} An [[assumption]] taken to be [[true]] for the [[purpose]] of [[argument]] or [[investigation]].
3. {{lb|en|grammar}} The [[antecedent]] of a [[conditional]] [[statement]].

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