Antonyms for hypotheses
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : hahy-poth-uh-sis, hi- |
Phonetic Transcription : haɪˈpɒθ ə sɪs, hɪ- |
Definition of hypotheses
Origin :- plural of hypothesis.
- noun theory
- (Compare the hypotheses and images of Rep.) It is true that it does not attain to the clearness of ideas.
- Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
- Three hypotheses have been advanced regarding the Dhlodhlo building.
- Extract from : « Impressions of South Africa » by James Bryce
- It is a mistake to suppose that Buffon was par excellence a maker of hypotheses.
- Extract from : « Form and Function » by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
- For the factors of the transformation he refers to Lamarck's hypotheses.
- Extract from : « Form and Function » by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
- The hypotheses of symbolism are even worse; for these may lead to anything.
- Extract from : « From a Cornish Window » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- To the extent that our experience is limited, to that extent our hypotheses will be limited and faulty.
- Extract from : « Aether and Gravitation » by William George Hooper
- To supply this explanation, two, and only two, hypotheses are in the field.
- Extract from : « Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) » by George John Romanes
- The objects of our research are expressed as problems (or hypotheses).
- Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
- We may now consider the evidence in favour of or against the three hypotheses.
- Extract from : « Lectures on Evolution » by Thomas Henry Huxley
- Every one of these hypotheses can allege facts in its favor.
- Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
Synonyms for hypotheses
- antecedent
- apriority
- assignment
- assumption
- attribution
- axiom
- basis
- belief
- conclusion
- condition
- conjecture
- data
- deduction
- demonstration
- derivation
- explanation
- foundation
- ground
- guess
- inference
- interpretation
- layout
- lemma
- philosophy
- plan
- position
- postulate
- premise
- presupposition
- principle
- proposal
- proposition
- rationale
- reason
- scheme
- shot in the dark
- speculation
- starting point
- suggestion
- supposition
- surmise
- system
- tentative law
- term
- theorem
- thesis
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