hypothesis

hypothesis synonyms

theory compare hypothesis and theory
supposition compare hypothesis and supposition
surmise compare hypothesis and surmise
conjecture compare hypothesis and conjecture
assumption compare hypothesis and assumption
notion compare hypothesis and notion
thesis compare hypothesis and thesis
speculation compare hypothesis and speculation
guess compare hypothesis and guess
opinion compare hypothesis and opinion
postulation compare hypothesis and postulation
presumption compare hypothesis and presumption
idea compare hypothesis and idea
view compare hypothesis and view
thought compare hypothesis and thought
suspicion compare hypothesis and suspicion
conclusion compare hypothesis and conclusion
premise compare hypothesis and premise
impression compare hypothesis and impression
inference compare hypothesis and inference
feeling compare hypothesis and feeling
presupposition compare hypothesis and presupposition
hunch compare hypothesis and hunch
postulate compare hypothesis and postulate
concept compare hypothesis and concept
fancy compare hypothesis and fancy
deduction compare hypothesis and deduction
judgment compare hypothesis and judgment
proposition compare hypothesis and proposition
conception compare hypothesis and conception
conviction compare hypothesis and conviction
thinking compare hypothesis and thinking
guesstimate compare hypothesis and guesstimate
theorem compare hypothesis and theorem
guesswork compare hypothesis and guesswork
surmisal compare hypothesis and surmisal
position compare hypothesis and position
sneaking suspicion compare hypothesis and sneaking suspicion
argument compare hypothesis and argument
contention compare hypothesis and contention
shot in the dark compare hypothesis and shot in the dark
image compare hypothesis and image
principle compare hypothesis and principle
abstraction compare hypothesis and abstraction
interpretation compare hypothesis and interpretation
perception compare hypothesis and perception
understanding compare hypothesis and understanding
estimate compare hypothesis and estimate
reason compare hypothesis and reason
persuasion compare hypothesis and persuasion

hypothesis definitions

noun

  • An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation. 

  • 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. 

  • The antecedent of a conditional statement.