hypothesis
Frasi
However , Brandon dismissed the accomplice hypothesis as unlikely .
Tuttavia, Brandon ha respinto l'ipotesi complice come improbabile.
Senso (Inglese)
- A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, and/or experimentation.
- (general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
- The antecedent of a conditional statement.
sinonimi
speculation
conceit
Traduzioni
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/
Etimologia (Inglese)
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”). Compare hypothec.
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