hy·po·thet·i·cal (h  p -th t  -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 then  just as a hypothetical.[From Greek hupothetikos, from hupothetos, placed under, supposed, from hupotithenai, to suppose; see hypothesis.] hy po·theti·cal n.hy po·theti·cal·ly adv. |
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| Adj. | 1. | hypothetic - 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" theoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science" |
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