HYPOTHESIS
/-əsəs/
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Scrabble
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WWF
H(4) Y(4) P(3) O(1) T(1) H(4) E(1) S(1) I(1) S(1)
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Definition
/-əsəs/
noun
- Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
- (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
- (grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
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