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The correct spelling is hypothesis.
How to pronounce hypothesis
/-əsəs/
nounIPA: /-əsəs/
Say it like: Hyp-oth-esi-s
The correct spelling is hypothesis. Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation.…
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Definition
noun
- 1.Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
- 2.(general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
- 3.(grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.
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