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hypothesis /hʌɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/

▶noun (pl. hypotheses /-siːz/) a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

■ Philosophy a proposition made as a basis for reasoning.

– derivatives
hypothesize (or hypothesise) verb.

– origin C16: via late L. from Gk hupothesis ‘foundation’.

'hypothesis' also found in these Oxford entries:

Avogadro's law - biogenesis - converse - disconfirm - equant - ex hypothesi - experiment - hypothetical - Mach's principle - null hypothesis - one-tailed - punctuated equilibrium - say - supposition - thought experiment

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