hypothetical (redirected from Hypotheticals)

hy·po·thet·i·cal  (hp-tht-kl) also hy·po·thet·ic (-thtk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or based on a hypothesis: a hypothetical situation. See Synonyms at theoretical.

2.

a. Suppositional; uncertain. See Synonyms at supposed.

b. Conditional; contingent.

n.

A hypothetical circumstance, condition, scenario, or situation: OK, let's consider this possibility thenjust as a hypothetical.

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[From Greek hupothetikos, from hupothetos, placed under, supposed, from hupotithenai, to suppose; see hypothesis.]

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hypo·theti·cal n.

hypo·theti·cal·ly adv.

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hypothetical [ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪk^əl], hypothetic

adj

1. having the nature of a hypothesis

2. assumed or thought to exist

3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic another word for conditional [4]

4. existing only as an idea or concept a time machine is a hypothetical device

hypothetically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hypothetical - a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; "consider the following, just as a hypothetical" hypothesis, theory, possibility - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
Adj.	1.	hypothetical - based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation" conjectural, hypothetic, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, divinatory, supposed theoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"

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hypothetical

adjective theoretical, supposed, academic, assumed, imaginary, speculative, putative, conjectural a purely hypothetical question
known, real, proven, true, established, confirmed, actual

Translations

hypothetical [ˌhaɪpəʊˈθetɪkəl] ADJ → hipotético

hypothetical [ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪk^əl]

adj [situation, question] → hypothétique

n → hypothèse f

hypothetical

adj → hypothetisch, angenommen; purely hypothetical → reine Hypothese

hypothetical [ˌhaɪpəʊˈθɛtɪk/əl] adj → ipotetico/a