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- Dictionaryhypothetical/hʌɪpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. based on or serving as a hypothesis: "let us take a hypothetical case"
noun
- 1. a hypothetical proposition or statement: "officials refuse to discuss military policy except in coy hypotheticals"
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HYPOTHETICAL definition: 1. imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true: 2. imagined or suggested but not…. Learn more.
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.
HYPOTHETICAL meaning: 1. imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true: 2. imagined or suggested but not…. Learn more.
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.
adjective. If something is hypothetical, it is based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones. Ed poses a series of hypothetical situations to see what Mitch would be willing to do if he knew no one would find out. ...a purely hypothetical question. Synonyms: theoretical, supposed, academic, assumed More Synonyms of hypothetical.
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. Hypotheticals are fun.
adjective. OPAL W. /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/ based on situations or ideas that are possible and imagined rather than real and true. a hypothetical question/situation/example. 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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
