Hypothetical
11hypothetical — 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 …
12Hypothetical — Hypothetic Hy po*thet ic, Hypothetical Hy po*thet ic*al, a. [L. hypotheticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hypoth[ e]tique.] Characterized by, or of the nature of, an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without proof, for the purpose of reasoning and deducing… …
13hypothetical — adjective Date: 1588 being or involving a hypothesis ; conjectural < hypothetical arguments > < a hypothetical situation > • hypothetical noun • hypothetically adverb …
14hypothetical — hypothetically, adv. /huy peuh thet i keuhl/, adj. 1. assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case. 2. of, pertaining to, involving, or characterized by hypothesis: hypothetical reasoning. 3. given to making hypotheses. 4. Logic. a. (of a …
15hypothetical — hy|po|thet|i|cal [ˌhaıpəˈθetıkəl] adj based on a situation that is not real, but that might happen hypothetical situation/example/question ▪ Brennan brought up a hypothetical case to make his point. ▪ The question is purely hypothetical .… …
16hypothetical — hy•po•thet•i•cal [[t]ˌhaɪ pəˈθɛt ɪ kəl[/t]] adj. Also, hy po•thet′ic. 1) assumed to exist by hypothesis; supposed; conjectural: a hypothetical case[/ex] 2) of, involving, or characterized by hypothesis: hypothetical reasoning[/ex] 3) cvb a… …
17hypothetical — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ This is a purely hypothetical situation. ADVERB ▪ entirely, purely ▪ merely Hypothetical is used wi …
18hypothetical — hy|po|thet|i|cal [ ,haıpə θetıkl ] adjective * based on situations or events that seem possible rather than on actual ones: THEORETICAL: hypothetical example/question/situation: I don t want to talk about hypothetical situations. ╾… …
19hypothetical */ — UK [ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪk(ə)l] / US adjective based on situations or events that seem possible rather than on actual ones hypothetical example/question/situation: I don t want to talk about hypothetical situations. Derived word: hypothetically UK… …
20hypothetical — 1. adjective /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/ Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural Syn: conjectural Ant: actual 2. noun /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/ A hypothetical situation or proposition …
