hypothetical
Etymology
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/
hypothetical
- Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
- (philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent
- actual
- (antonym(s) of “philosophy”): categorical
- French: hypothétique
- German: hypothetisch
- Italian: ipotetico
- Portuguese: hipotético
- Russian: гипотети́ческий
- Spanish: hipotético
hypothetical (plural hypotheticals)
- A possible or hypothetical situation or proposition
- These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.
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