| 单词 | hypothesis |
| 释义 | hypothesis (once / 475 pages) n In science, a hypothesis is an idea or explanation that you then test through study and experimentation. Outside science, a theory or guess can also be called a hypothesis. A hypothesis is something more than a wild guess but less than a well-established theory. In science, a hypothesis needs to go through a lot of testing before it gets labeled a theory. In the non-scientific world, the word is used a lot more loosely. A detective might have a hypothesis about a crime, and a mother might have a hypothesis about who spilled juice on the rug. Anyone who uses the word hypothesis is making a guess. WORD FAMILYhypothesis: hypothecate, hypotheses, hypothesise, hypothesize, hypothetical+/hypothecate: hypothecated, hypothecating/hypothesise: hypothesised, hypothesising/hypothesize: hypothesized, hypothesizes, hypothesizing/hypothetical: hypothetically, hypotheticals USAGE EXAMPLESTo bolster that idea, he adds, “some creationists also try to mimic the appearance of hypotheses, research, and so forth.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) “I believe the Wimp hypothesis will be truly dead when we reach that point,” said McGaugh. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) The hypothesis is supported by a new observation: that the thin “skin” of the sun rotates more slowly than layers just beneath. Science Magazine(Dec 21, 2016) 1n a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory Syn|Hypo|Hyper possibility, theory hypothetical a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc. gemmulethe physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity framework, model, theoretical accounta hypothetical description of a complex entity or process conjecture, speculationa hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) assumption, supposal, suppositiona hypothesis that is taken for granted historicisma theory that social and cultural events are determined by history computer simulation, simulation(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program conclusionan intuitive assumption base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundworkthe fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained mean suna theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds Copernican system(astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun Ptolemaic system(astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center M-theory(particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to which all the string theories belong string theory(particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings given, precondition, presumptionan assumption that is taken for granted basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truthan assumption that is basic to an argument stochastic processa statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time) concept, conception, construct an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances 2n a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations Hyper proposal something proposed (such as a plan or assumption) 3n a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence Syn|Hypo|Hyper conjecture, guess, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise divination successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck opinion, view a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof |
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