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hypothesis
Overview of noun hypothesis
The noun hypothesis has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) hypothesis -- (a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations)
2. (6) hypothesis, possibility, theory -- (a tentative theory about 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"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices")
3. guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis -- (a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hypothesis
3 senses of hypothesis
Sense 1
hypothesis
=> proposal
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> concept, conception, construct
=> idea, thought
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
=> opinion, view
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun hypothesis
2 of 3 senses of hypothesis
Sense 2
hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> hypothetical
=> model, theoretical account, framework
=> speculation, conjecture
=> assumption, supposition, supposal
Sense 3
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
=> divination
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hypothesis
3 senses of hypothesis
Sense 1
hypothesis
=> proposal
Sense 2
hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> concept, conception, construct
Sense 3
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
=> opinion, view
Antonyms of noun hypothesis
Member Holonyms of noun hypothesis
Substance Holonyms of noun hypothesis
Part Holonyms of noun hypothesis
1 of 3 senses of hypothesis
Sense 2
hypothesis, possibility, theory
PART OF: theory
Member Meronyms of noun hypothesis
Substance Meronyms of noun hypothesis
Part Meronyms of noun hypothesis
Meronyms of noun hypothesis
Holonyms of noun hypothesis
1 of 3 senses of hypothesis
Sense 2
hypothesis, possibility, theory
PART OF: theory
Attributes of noun hypothesis
Derived Forms of noun hypothesis
3 senses of hypothesis
Sense 1
hypothesis
RELATED TO>(verb) hypothesize#1
=> speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
Sense 2
hypothesis, possibility, theory
RELATED TO>(verb) hypothecate#2
=> speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
RELATED TO>(verb) hypothesize#1
=> speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
Sense 3
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
RELATED TO>(adj) hypothetical#1
=> conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
RELATED TO>(verb) hypothecate#2
=> speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
RELATED TO>(verb) hypothesize#1
=> speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
Domain of noun hypothesis
Domain Terms of noun hypothesis
Familiarity of noun hypothesis
hypothesis used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun hypothesis
3 senses of hypothesis
Sense 1
hypothesis
> proposal
=> advice
=> counterproposal
=> hypothesis
=> suggestion, proposition, proffer
=> introduction
=> re-introduction
=> motion, question
Sense 2
hypothesis, possibility, theory
> concept, conception, construct
=> conceptualization, conceptualisation, conceptuality
=> notion
=> category
=> rule, regulation
=> property, attribute, dimension
=> abstraction, abstract
=> quantity
=> part, section, division
=> whole
=> law, natural law
=> law, law of nature
=> lexicalized concept
=> hypothesis, possibility, theory
=> fact
=> rule, linguistic rule
Sense 3
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
> opinion, view
=> adverse opinion
=> guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
=> side, position
Meronyms of noun hypothesis
3 senses of hypothesis
Holonyms of noun hypothesis
1 of 3 senses of hypothesis
Sense 2
hypothesis, possibility, theory
PART OF: theory
Grep of noun hypothesis
avogadro's hypothesis
hypothesis
nebular hypothesis
planetesimal hypothesis
Grep of verb hypothesis
hypothesise
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