Synonyms for hypothesis
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hahy-poth-uh-sis, hi- |
| Phonetic Transcription : haɪˈpɒθ ə sɪs, hɪ- |
Top 10 synonyms for hypothesis
- antecedent
- apriority
- assignment
- attribution
- basis
- belief
- condition
- data
- deduction
- demonstration
- derivation
- foundation
- ground
- layout
- lemma
- philosophy
- plan
- position
- postulate
- presupposition
- principle
- proposal
- rationale
- reason
- scheme
- shot in the dark
- speculation
- starting point
- suggestion
- supposition
- surmise
- system
- tentative law
- term
- theorem
- thesis
Définition of hypothesis
Origin :- 1590s, from Middle French hypothese and directly from Late Latin hypothesis, from Greek hypothesis "base, basis of an argument, supposition," literally "a placing under," from hypo- "under" (see sub-) + thesis "a placing, proposition" (see thesis). A term in logic; narrower scientific sense is from 1640s.
- noun theory
- Every one must admit, I think, that what Tolstoi has said of the hypothesis of the play is justified.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Either view of the matter will serve one in immediate need of an hypothesis.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- And the construction of any hypothesis whatever is the work of the imagination.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- Of the correctness of this hypothesis it is unnecessary to speak.
- Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
- No hypothesis he could form even remotely approached an explanation.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- But against the Darwinian hypothesis this argument has no force.
- Extract from : « The Origin of Species » by Thomas H. Huxley
- This hypothesis was so improbable that Darwin himself was forced to recognize it.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- What meaning has this fact upon any other hypothesis or supposition than one of successive modification?
- Extract from : « A Critical Examination Of The Position Of Mr. Darwin's Work, "On The Origin Of Species," In Relation To The Complete Theory Of The Causes Of The Phenomena Of Organic Nature » by Thomas H. Huxley
- But he could show nothing of the kind, and his hypothesis has pretty well dropped into oblivion, as it deserved to do.
- Extract from : « A Critical Examination Of The Position Of Mr. Darwin's Work, "On The Origin Of Species," In Relation To The Complete Theory Of The Causes Of The Phenomena Of Organic Nature » by Thomas H. Huxley
- One fact with which it is positively inconsistent is worth as much, and as powerful in negativing the hypothesis, as five hundred.
- Extract from : « A Critical Examination Of The Position Of Mr. Darwin's Work, "On The Origin Of Species," In Relation To The Complete Theory Of The Causes Of The Phenomena Of Organic Nature » by Thomas H. Huxley
Antonyms for hypothesis
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