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   hypothetical

   /hʌɪpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. based on or serving as a hypothesis: "let us take a hypothetical case"
   • ▪ supposed but not necessarily real or true: "the hypothetical tenth planet"
   • ▪ denoting or containing a proposition of the logical form if p then q.

   noun

   • 1. a hypothetical proposition or statement: "officials refuse to discuss military policy except in coy hypotheticals"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHYPOTHETICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HYPOTHETICAL definition: 1. imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true: 2. imagined or suggested but not…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of HYPOTHETICAL is involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural. How to use hypothetical in a sentence.

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   Everyone who has ever taken a science class knows the word "hypothesis," which means an idea, or a guess, that you are going to test through an experiment. A hypothetical is related to that. It means something based on an informed guess.

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   Hypothetical definition: assumed or entertained as a theoretical possibility, invented example, premise for argument’s sake, etc.; supposed. See examples of HYPOTHETICAL used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHYPOTHETICAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If something is hypothetical, it is based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHYPOTHETICAL definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HYPOTHETICAL meaning: 1. imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true: 2. imagined or suggested but not…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhypothetical adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   based on situations or ideas that are possible and imagined rather than real and true. Let us take the hypothetical case of Sheila, a mother of two… I wasn't asking about anybody in particular—it was a purely hypothetical question. Definition of hypothetical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of hypothetical – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   HYPOTHETICAL definition: A hypothetical situation or idea has been suggested but does not yet really exist or has not been…. Learn more.

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    Based on, involving, or having the nature of a hypothesis; assumed; supposed. Given to the use of hypotheses. A hypothetical mind. Conditional; contingent. The hypothetical meaning of a clause beginning with if. Conditional. In that hypothetical situation, what would the defense contractor want?

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › hypotheticalhypothetical | meaning of hypothetical in Longman Dictionary of...

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    hypothetical meaning, definition, what is hypothetical: based on a situation that is not real, b...: Learn more.