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hy·po·thet·i·cal
(hī′pə-thĕt′ĭ-kəl)adj. also hy·po·thet·ic (-thĕt′ĭk)
1. Of, relating to, or based on a hypothesis: a hypothetical situation.
2. Conditional; contingent: the hypothetical meaning of a clause beginning with if.
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·thet′i·cal·ly adv.
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بصورة إفْتِراضِيَّه
hypoteticky
hypotetiskt
feltételezetten
út frá tilgátu/gefinni forsendu
hypoteticky
hipotetik olarak
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hypothetically
adv
(= as a hypothesis) → hypothetisch, als Hypothese
(= in theory) → theoretisch
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hypothesis
(haiˈpoθəsis) – plural hyˈpotheses (-siːz) – noun an unproved theory or point of view put forward, eg for the sake of argument.
hypothetical (haipəˈθetikəl) adjective imaginary; supposed.
hypothetically (haipəˈθetikəli) adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.