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Definisjon av hypothesis

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Noun
hypothesis - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
possibility, theory
concept, construct, conception an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
theory a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
hypothetical a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; "consider the following, just as a hypothetical"
gemmule the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
theoretical account, framework, model a structure supporting or containing something
conjecture, speculation reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
supposal, supposition, assumption the cognitive process of supposing
hypothesis - a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
proposal the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal"
hypothesis - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation
opinion, view the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
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Substantiv
hypothesis - 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.
hypothesis - An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
hypothesis - The antecedent of a conditional statement.

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  • hypothesis
    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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