hypothesis
hypothesis is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Natural Science) A tentative theory or supposition provisionally adopted to explain certain facts, and to guide in the investigation of others; hence, frequently called a working hypothesis. See Theory. Nebular hypothesis. See under Nebular.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- analogy
- approximation
- association
- assumed
- assumption
- bare
- belief
- blue
- conceit
- condition
- conjecture
- dark
- data
- divination
- estimate
- guess
- guesswork
- hint
- idea
- imagination
- impression
- inkling
- intimation
- invention
- loose
- metaphor
- metonymy
- nearness
- notion
- original
- plan
- position
- postulate
- postulation
- postulatum
- presumption
- presupposition
- proposal
- proposition
- rough
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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