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Another word for hypothesis

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hypothesis

n.

theory, supposition, surmise, speculation, scheme, system, conjecture, prediction, assumption, presumption, condition, suggestion, thesis, proposal, working hypothesis, preliminary layout, tentative plans, basis for discussion, apriority, law, inference, antecedent, reason, position, assignment, starting point, basis, derivation, philosopheme, ground, term, scheme, belief, foundation, postulate, axiom, presupposition, premise, data, attribution, interpretation, deduction, demonstration, tentative law, principle, lemma, explanation, theorem, rationale, philosophy, shot in the dark*, guess-so*, clotheshorse*; see also guess, opinion 1, theory 1. See syn. study at theory.

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Another word for hypothesis

noun

A belief used as the basis for action:

theory. See belief, thoughts

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Their hypothesis explains so many facts.
An unproven hypothesis of the existence of things can be useful.
There is no data to accept or refute this hypothesis.
The schedule now called for hypothesis testing.
In the worst case scenario of the hypothesis, the model maker is forced just to formulate hypotheses about them.

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