Look up: hypothesis

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   hypothesis
   A concept or idea that can be falsified by various scientific methods.
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   Hypothesis
   A refutable statement about one or a series of phenomena
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   Hypothesis
   A prediction is constructed about economic or business behaviour which may be right or wrong.
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   Hypothesis
   An idea, or an educated guess, about a given state of affairs, put forward as a basis for empirical testing.
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   hypothesis
   [n] - a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations 2. [n] - a tentative theory about the natural world
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   Hypothesis
   an unverified statement of a relationship between variables
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   Hypothesis
   See also Alternative hypothesis, H0, H1, Null hypothesis.
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   Hypothesis
   A hypothesis is a statement of the expected relationship between or among the things being studied.
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   Hypothesis
   A hypothesis is a proposed answer to a problem, or an explanation that accounts for a set of facts and that can be tested by further experimentation and observation. The results of experimentation provide evidence that may or may not support the hypothesis.
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    hypothesis
    hypotheses. Compare with theory. A hypothesis is a conjecture designed to guide experimentation. Hypotheses are extremely useful in problem solving, and are essential in developing new theories.
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    hypothesis
    setting up and testing hypotheses is an essential part of statistical inference.In order to formulate such a test,usually some theory has been put forward,either because it is believed to be true or because it is to be used as a basis for argument,but has not been proved,for example,claiming that a new drug is better than the current drug for treatment of the same symptoms Category: Statistics<...
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    Hypothesis
    Definition (keystage 3) In science, an idea which we think might be right, and which we can use to make definite predictions which we test. If the predictions turn out to be right over a long period of time, we might start to call the hypothesis a theory.
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    Hypothesis
    Hy·poth'e·sis noun ; plural Hypotheses . [ New Latin , from Greek ... foundation, supposition, from ... to place under, ... under + ... to put. See Hypo- , Thesis .] 1. A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for ...
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    hypothesis
    <statistics> A supposition that appears to explain a group of phenomena and is advanced as a basis for further investigation, a proposition that is subject to proof or to an experimental or statistical test. ... (11 Jan 1998) ...
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    hypothesis
    possibility noun 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`
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    hypothesis
    noun a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
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    Hypothesis
    A `hypothesis` (from Greek `) consists either of a suggested explanation for a phenomenon or of a reasoned proposal suggesting a possible correlation between multiple phenomena. The term derives from the Greek, `hypotithenai` meaning `to put under` or `to suppose.` The scientific method requires that one can test a `scientific hypothesis`. Scientists generally base such hypotheses on previous observations or on extensions of scientific theories. ...
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    hypothesis
    (hi-poth´ә-sis) a supposition that appears to explain a group of phenomena and is advanced as a bases for further investigation. alternative hypothesis the hypothesis that is formulated as an opposite to the null hypothesis in a statistical test. Lyon hypothesis ...
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    Hypothesis
    • (n.) A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for the purpose of argument, or to account for a fact or an occurrence; as, the hypothesis that head winds detain an overdue steamer. • (n...
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    hypothesis
    (from the article `logic`) ...second area is model theory, which investigates the various structures about which formal theories can be constructed. Here the emphasis is on ... PC is often presented by what is known as the method of natural deduction. Essentially this consists of a set of rules for drawing conclusions from ... ...muc...
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    hypothesis
    a supposition that appears to explain a group of phenomena and is advanced as a basis for further investigation; a proposition that is subject to proof or to an experimental or statistical test.
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    hypothesis
    hypothesis 1. A tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true it would explain certain facts or phenomena. 2. A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations. 3. A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. 4. Etymology: from Middle French hypothese, from Late Latin hypothesis, f...
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    hypothesis
    A conjecture advanced for heuristic purposes, cast in a form that is amenable to confirmation or refutation by the conductance of definable experiments and the critical assembly of empiric data; not to be confused with assumption, postulation, or unfocused speculation. See Also: postulate, theory [G. foundation, assumption fr. hypotithenai, to lay...
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    Hypothesis
    A tentative assumption that is made for the purpose of empirical scientific testing. A hypothesis becomes a theory when repeated testing and evidence suggests the hypothesis has a strong chance of being correct.
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    hypothesis
    • In science, a statement of a possible explanation for some natural phenomenon. A hypothesis is tested by drawing conclusions from it; if observation and experimentation show a conclusion to be false, the hypothesis must be false. • In symbolic logic, a hypothesis is the first part of a...
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