A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for the purpose of argument, or to account for a fact or an occurrence; as, the hypothesis that head winds detain an overdue steamer.
A tentative theory or supposition provisionally adopted to explain certain facts, and to guide in the investigation of others; hence, frequently called a working hypothesis.
The word 'belief' is a difficult thing for me. I don't believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothesis. Either I know a thing, and then I know it - I don't need to believe it. Carl Jung
The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact. Thomas Huxley
The only relevant test of the validity of a hypothesis is comparison of prediction with experience. Milton Friedman
It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young. Konrad Lorenz
God is not a hypothesis derived from logical assumptions, but an immediate insight, self-evident as light. He is not something to be sought in the darkness with the light of reason. He is the light. Abraham Joshua Heschel
hypothesis in Dutch is hypothese, onderstelling
hypothesis in German is Hypothese
hypothesis in Italian is ipotesi
hypothesis in Norwegian is hypotese
hypothesis in Swedish is hypotes
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