hypothesis

UK
/haɪˈpɒθəsɪs/
US
/haɪˈpɑːθəsɪs/

Übersetzungen

hypothesissubstantiv
hypotheses
Pl.
UK
/haɪˈpɒθəsɪs/
US
/haɪˈpɑːθəsɪs/
The scientist proposed a new hypothesis to explain the phenomenon.
Ученый предложил новую гипотезу для объяснения этого явления.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
hypothesisadjektiv
UK
/haɪˈpɒθəsɪs/
US
/haɪˈpɑːθəsɪs/
Attributive use of the noun "hypothesis" before another noun (e.g., "hypothesis testing").

Definitionen

hypothesissubstantiv
A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
The scientist formulated a hypothesis to explain the sudden increase in temperature.
A proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth.
The hypothesis that all swans are white was disproven by the discovery of black swans.
The antecedent clause of a conditional statement in logic or mathematics.
In the conditional 'If x > 0, then x^2 > 0', the clause 'x > 0' is the hypothesis.
hypothesisadjektiv
Used attributively before another noun to denote something concerned with or involving a hypothesis or hypotheses.
Hypothesis testing is a fundamental procedure in statistics.