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hypothesis
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hypothesis
an unproved theory; a conjecture

hypothesis [hī′päth·ə·səs]
(science and technology)
A proposition which is assumed to be true in proving another proposition.
A proposition which is thought to be true because its consequences are found to be true.
(statistics)
A statement which specifies a population or distribution, and whose truth can be tested by sample evidence.


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