hypothesis
Significado
- Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
- An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
- The antecedent of a conditional statement.
Frecuencia
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/
Etimología
Recorded since 1596, from Middle French hypothese, from Late Latin hypothesis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόθεσις (hupóthesis, “base, basis of an argument, supposition”, literally “a placing under”), itself from ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, “I set before, suggest”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place”).
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However , Brandon dismissed the accomplice hypothesis as unlikely .
Sin embargo, Brandon descartó la hipótesis cómplice como poco probable.