A tentative proposal made to explain certain observations or facts that requires further investigation to be verified.

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 bei [..]

[Gk. hypo, under + tithenai, to put] A temporary working explanation or supposition based on accumulated facts and suggesting some general principle or relation of cause and effect; a postulated solut [..]

 A tentative and testable explanation of the relationship between two (or more) events or variables; often stated as a prediction that a certain outcome will result from specific conditions.

A hypothesis is a conjecture designed to guide experimentation. Hypotheses are extremely useful in problem solving, and are essential in developing new theories.

A hypothesis is the "if" part (antecedent) of a conditional statement.

With reference to statistical inference, a statement about one or more populations.

A guess in scientific research

A tentative explanation based on theory to predict a causal relationship between variables.

1[countable] an idea or explanation of something that is based on a few known facts but that has not yet been proved to be true or correct synonym theory to formulate/confirm a hypothesis a hypothesis [..]

1590s, "a particular statement;" 1650s, "a proposition, assumed and taken for granted, used as a premise," from Middle French hypothese and directly from Late Latin hypothesis, fro [..]

an attempt to explain something with an idea, an educated guess, supposition, suggestion or conjecture that is not yet proven to be true. • a hypothesis may lead to testing to see if it can be verifie [..]

A statement that specifies how two or more measurable variables are related.

An assumption as a basis for reasoning or argument, or as a guide to experimental investigation.

statement or suggestion that explains certain questions about certain facts. A hypothesis is tested to determine if it is accurate.

A concept or idea that can be falsified by various scientific methods.

A supposition, perhaps one that is not fully understood, that is not proved but assumed for purposes of argument. [D02825]

A reasonable proposition about the workings of the world that's inspired or implied by a theory and which may or may not be true. An hypothesis is essentially a prediction made by a theory that c [..]

Possible explanation to answer a question

a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; & [..]

A proposed explanation for an observable phenomenon.  An important step within the ìscientific method.î   I think we need to leave in the relevant definition of hypothesis or take it out all together.BPhypoxia

n. A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a conclusion.

A prediction about the relationship between two or more variables.

the proposition of a relationship between variables which can then be tested and either rejected or accepted.

A hypothesis is an explanation that is proposed for a phenomenon. Formulating a hypothesis is a step of the scientific method.Alternate Spellings: plural: hypothesesExamples: Upon observing that a lak [..]

A tentative statement about a given state of affairs that predicts a relationship between the variables, usually put forward as a basis for empirical testing.

A tentative explanation of a question; an explanation based on careful observations. hypothesis

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A testable prediction about the relationship between at least two events, characteristics, or variables. Hypotheses usually come from theories; when planning an experiment, a researcher finds as much [..]

An untested statement about nature; a scientific conjecture, or educated guess. Elementary textbooks often declare that a hypothesis is made prior to doing the experiments designed to test it. However [..]

A scientist's best estimation, based on scientific knowledge and assumptions, of the results of an experiment. It usually describes the anticipated relationship among variables in an experiment. The anticipated relationship between the dependent and independent variables is the result you expect when one variable reacts with another.

Idea or working explanation that can be tested Interbreed

A testable scientific idea that can be proved right or wrong with experiments. A hypothesis is a formulation of a question that lends itself to a prediction. This prediction can be verified or falsified. A question can only be use as scientific hypothesis, if their is an experimental approach or observational study that can be designed to check the [..]

    A proposed explanation for a phenomenon. In science, a hypothesis is an idea that hasn’t yet been rigorously tested. Once a hypothesis has been extensively tested and is generally accepted to be t [..]

a proposed explanation, based on observation and research, for a scientific question

a proposed explanation of observed facts. A scientific hypothesis must be testable.

A statement that you will test to prove or disprove in a practical investigation. Check out more information with examples on this website under the heading Hypothesis and Problem statement and hypoth [..]

A very tentative explanation of some regularity in nature, or a very tentative answer of any kind.

A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations – this is a statement based on the aim.

A statement that predicts the relationship between the independent (causal) and dependent (outcome) variables.

suggested solution or prediction to a scientific problem; “educated” guess; testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation. ice age -

A statement of the relationship between two or more variables

A tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts and can be tested for further investigation. Earth’s Systems Chlorophyll: Any of a group of green pigments essential in photosynthesis.

A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation.

A reasonable or educated guess. It is what a scientist thinks will happen in an experiment. Hypotheses are based on observations, research, and what is already known about the subject.

  a proposition that is being investigated, it has yet to be proven. Go to Top

A plausible solution to a problem.

An untested statement about nature; a scientific conjecture, or educated guess. Formally, a hypothesis is made prior to doing experiments designed to test it. Compare: law and theory.

A tentative explanation of a phenomenon that is compatible with the data and provides a framework for understanding and describing that phenomenon

A hypothesis is a statement of a conjecture to be investigated.

yes">  Proposition, usually intended provisionally. In science, hypotheses serve as statements to be either supported or falsified by experimental and other data. See also, Experiment.

A tentative statement asserting a relationship between one factor and something else (based on theory, prior research, or general observation).

In investigative reporting the statement a reporter expects to be able to prove, as in, "The mayor took a bribe from that massage parlor." In an experiment the statement of what a researcher hopes to find.

(n) a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations(n) a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or pheno [..]

pl. hypotheses; A proposition set forth as an explanation of a certain phenomenon (Lessons 1, 22, 29)

A tentative explanation proposed by a scientist for observations that cannot be explained by existing scientific theories. A careful statement of a tentative or provisional conclusion to be tested.

A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for an observation or phenomena that can be tested through experimentation.

A refutable statement about one or a series of phenomena

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this is your proposed explanation of your experiment. It is usually formed based on previous experience or your preliminary observations.

An hypothesis is a proposition for which a test of validity is to be performed. The null hypothesis (H0) is a testable hypothesis: one for which a sampling distribution can be defined. This is typical [..]

a supposition or proposed explanation which is used as the starting point for further investigation. A research project, for example, may be constructed to test out a particular hypothesis. In philoso [..]

An idea which a researcher guesses might be true, but which has not yet been tested against the evidence.

the part in the if clause of a conditional statement

Tentative description of a relationship between variables or that such a relationship exists. In research some scientific method is used to test (in order to prove or disprove) a hypothesis.

an educated guess or proposition that is advanced as a basis for further investigation. A hypothesis must be subjected to an experimental test to determine its validity.

Statement based in inductive generalizations which is subject to deductive falsification.

The theory that infectious agents, symbiotic microorganisms, and Parasites are normal stimulants for the maturation of the Immune System toward a balanced immune response. The theory predicts that lac [..]

A proposition or explanation made provisionally, without assumption of its truth, as a basis for further investigation to determine whether the proposition should be validated or rejected.

A speculation, prediction, or guess about the outcome of an experiment. May refer to a formal, written statement or to an informal statement.

A tentative proposal made to explain certain observations or facts that requires further investigation to be verified.

A testable explanation for a set of observations. See also NULL HYPOTHESIS and SCIENTIFIC METHOD

A tentative explanation for a fact or observation that can be tested.

A theory or assumption that can be tested by further investigation.

A tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts and can be tested for further investigation.

An answer to a question about a problem that can be true or false, and may or may not be supported by evidence.

A supposition, arrived at from observation or reflection, that leads to refutable predictions. Any conjecture cast in a form that will allow it to be tested and refuted.

The first step in testing for statistical significance in which it is assumed that the exposure is not related to disease.

The hypothesis, to be adopted if the null hypothesis proves implausible, in which exposure is associated with disease.

An informed conjecture or proposition of what might be true.

A statement that (a) is founded or justified by way of some conceptual, theoretical, experiential, and/or research basis and (b) predicts a research outcome regarding a study’s sample and/or population.

A proposed explanation for some observation or phenomenon which is tested through the scientific method.

A tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts and can be tested by further investigation; a theory [ISERN]

(sciences) Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scie [..]

An explanation or guess based on limited evidence that serves as a starting point for research.

A proposed explanation for the occurrence or causes of natural phenomena. Scientists formulate hypotheses as statements, and test them through experiments and other forms of research. See also fact.