hypothesis
hypothesis and theory are not same
ex: it remains hypothesis until proven
hy·poth·e·sis
noun / plural hy·poth·e·ses
Definition of HYPOTHESIS
1 a : an assumption or
concession made for the sake
of argument
b : an interpretation of a practical situation or condition taken as the ground for action
2 : a tentative assumption made in order to draw out and test its logical or
empirical consequences
3 : the antecedent clause
of a conditional statement
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Examples of HYPOTHESISbr /> Other chemists rejected his hypothesis.
Their hypothesis is that watching excessive amounts of television reduces a person's ability
to concentrate.
The results of the experiment did not support his hypothesis.
IIn contrast to Bingham's hypothesis that Machu Picchu was the birthplace of the first Inca
and the hearth area of the Inca civilization, current scholars believe that the city was built
as a country estate … —Roger Balm, Focus On Geography, Spring 2004
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypothesis
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A hypothesis (from a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language">Greek ὑπόθεσις;
plural hypotheses) is a proposed explanation
for a phenomenon. The term derives from the
Greek, ὑποτιθέναι – hypotithenai meaning
"to put under" or "to suppose". For a hypothesis to be put forward as a scientific hypothesis,
the scientific method requires
that one can test it. Scientists generally
base scientific hypotheses on previous observations
that cannot satisfactorily be explained with the available scientific theories. Even though
the words "hypothesis" and "theory" are often
used synonymously, a scientific hypothesis is not the same as
a scientific theory. A working
hypothesis is a provisionally accepted hypothesis proposed for further
research.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothesis
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1. a proposition, or set of
propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena,
either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or
accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.
2. a proposition assumed as a premise in an argument.
3. the antecedent of a conditional proposition.
4. a mere assumption or guess.
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