Synonyms for hypothetic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hahy-puh-thet-i-kuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌhaɪ pəˈθɛt ɪ kəl

Top 10 synonyms for hypothetic Other synonyms for the word hypothetic

Définition of hypothetic

Origin :
  • 1580s, from Greek hypothetikos "pertaining to a hypothesis," from hypothesis (see hypothesis). Related: Hypothetically; hypothetic.
  • adj supposed
  • adj theoretical
Example sentences :
  • Either after us, or about to be, was the hypothetic form of my conjecture.
  • Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
  • The walk was long enough to give me time for many a hypothetic calculation.
  • Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
  • He left his hypothetic sentence unfinished, and relapsed into silence.
  • Extract from : « The Plant Hunters » by Mayne Reid
  • Although this too hypothetic conception is now forgotten, it is sufficient for our purposes.
  • Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
  • It is very frequently employed in hypothetic and contingent propositions; e. g.
  • Extract from : « Grammar of the New Zealand language (2nd edition) » by Robert Maunsell
  • Perhaps a touch of hypothetic jealousy now helped to heighten the effect.
  • Extract from : « Felix Holt, The Radical » by George Eliot
  • Plasma of reserve was the name bestowed on these hypothetic arrangements.
  • Extract from : « The Science and Philosophy of the Organism » by Hans Driesch
  • Try it as a hypothetic case before you are forced to apply it.
  • Extract from : « The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 » by Various
  • An improved and enlarged edition of this hypothetic "Progonotaxis hominis" was published in 1908, in my essay Unsere Ahnenreihe.
  • Extract from : « Evolution in Modern Thought » by Ernst Haeckel
  • He was acting on hypothetic grounds, but this was the sort of action that had the keenest interest for his diplomatic mind.
  • Extract from : « Romola » by George Eliot
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