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Hypothesis Science Guess Theory Lot Word Haɪ'Pɑːθəsɪs N.假说

Front hypothesis
Pron [haɪ'pɑːθəsɪs]
Back 【hypothesis】
n.假说
Let's discuss this topic on the hypothesis that it is true.
我们假定它是真的,来讨论这主题。
Vocab
hypothesisa tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

In science, a hypothesis is an idea or explanation that you then test through study and experimentation. Outside science, a theory or guess can also be called a hypothesis.

A hypothesis is something more than a wild guess but less than a well-established theory. In science, a hypothesis needs to go through a lot of testing before it gets labeled a theory. In the non-scientific world, the word is used a lot more loosely. A detective might have a hypothesis about a crime, and a mother might have a hypothesis about who spilled juice on the rug. Anyone who uses the word hypothesis is making a guess.

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