Hypothetical — Hypothetical … Википедия
hypothetical — [hī΄pə thet′i kəl] adj. [< Gr hypothetikos (< hypothesis) + AL] 1. based on, involving, or having the nature of a hypothesis; assumed; supposed 2. given to the use of hypotheses [a hypothetical mind] 3. Logic CONDITIONAL: Also hypothetic n … English World dictionary
hypothetical — UK US /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkəl/ adjective ► imagined or suggested, but perhaps not true or really happening: »Total return will be based on a hypothetical $1,000 investment … Financial and business terms
hypothetical — 1580s, from Gk. hypothetikos pertaining to a hypothesis, from hypothesis (see HYPOTHESIS (Cf. hypothesis)). Related: Hypothetically; hypothetic … Etymology dictionary
hypothetical — conjectural, *supposed, supposititious, reputed, putative, purported Analogous words: theoretical, speculative, academic: *doubtful, dubious, problematic, questionable Contrasted words: *certain, inevitable, necessary: proved, tested, tried,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hypothetical — [adj] guessed, assumed academic, assumptive, casual, concocted, conditional, conjecturable, conjectural, contestable, contingent, debatable, disputable, doubtful, equivocal, imaginary, imagined, indefinite, indeterminate, postulated, presumptive … New thesaurus
hypothetical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, based on, or serving as a hypothesis. 2) supposed but not necessarily real or true. DERIVATIVES hypothetically adverb … English terms dictionary
hypothetical — /haɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl / (say huypuh thetikuhl) adjective Also, hypothetic. 1. assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case. 2. relating to, involving, or of the nature of hypothesis: hypothetical reasoning. 3. given to making hypotheses: a… …
hypothetical — [[t]ha͟ɪpəθe̱tɪk(ə)l[/t]] hypotheticals ADJ If something is hypothetical, it is based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones. Let s look at a hypothetical situation in which Carol, a recovering cocaine addict, gets invited to a… … English dictionary
hypothetical — adjective based only on an idea or suggestion about what might happen or might be true and not on a real situation: Let s consider a hypothetical case. | purely hypothetical (=completely hypothetical): The question is purely hypothetical. compare … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
