hypothesis
Noun
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is a type of: proposal - something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
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is a type of: concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instancessubtypes:
- hypothetical - a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.
- gemmule - the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
- framework, model, theoretical account - a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
- conjecture, speculation - a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- assumption, supposal, supposition - a hypothesis that is taken for granted
- historicism - a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history
is a part of: theory - a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomenasame as: possibility, theory -
is a type of: opinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proofsubtypes: divination - successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
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