HypothesisWordNet Explorer

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noun

a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

Words in this synset: possibility, theory
noun

an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

noun

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

noun

a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.

noun

the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity

noun

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

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a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

noun

a hypothesis that is taken for granted

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