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Hypothesis — A hypothesis (from Greek polytonic|ὑπόθεσις ) consists either of a suggested explanation for a phenomenon (an event that is observable) or of a reasoned proposal suggesting a possible correlation between multiple phenomena. The term derives from… … Wikipedia
hypothesis — hypothesist, n. /huy poth euh sis, hi /, n., pl. hypotheses / seez /. 1. a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional… … Universalium
hypothesis — hy•poth•e•sis [[t]haɪˈpɒθ ə sɪs, hɪ [/t]] n. pl. ses [[t] ˌsiz[/t]] 1) pho bio phs a provisional theory set forth to explain some class of phenomena, either accepted as a guide to future investigation (working hypothesis) or assumed for the sake… … From formal English to slang
hypothesis — n.; pl. ses [Gr. hypothesis, theory] A tentative proposition explaining the occurrence of a phenomenon either asserted as provisional conjecture to guide an investigation or accepted as highly probable in view of established facts … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hypothesis — /haɪˈpɒθəsəs / (say huy pothuhsuhs) noun (plural hypotheses /haɪˈpɒθəsiz/ (say huy pothuhseez)) 1. a proposition (or set of propositions) proposed as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely… …
J. Allen Hynek — Josef Allen Hynek Born May 1, 1910(1910 05 01) Chicago, Illinois Died April 27, 1986(1986 04 27) (aged 75) Scottsdale, Arizona Occupation Astrophysicist Ufolo … Wikipedia
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Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm — Nietzsche Robin Small LIFE AND PERSONALITY Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900) is one of those thinkers whose personalities cannot easily be separated from their achievements in philosophy. This is not because his life was an unusually… … History of philosophy
Pangenesis — was Charles Darwin s hypothetical mechanism for heredity. He presented this provisional hypothesis in his 1868 work The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication and felt that it brought together a multitude of facts which are at… … Wikipedia
