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hypothetical meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of hypothetical at MeaningMonkey.org. hypothetical meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.HYPOTHETICAL noun
Definition of hypothetical (noun)
- a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.
- "consider the following, just as a hypothetical"
HYPOTHETICAL adjective
Definition of hypothetical (adjective)
- based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"
- synonyms: conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
Source: Princeton University Wordnet