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hy·poth·esis (hī pät̸h′ə sis, hi-)
noun pl. hypotheses -·ses′ (-sēz′)
Etymology: Gr, groundwork, foundation, supposition < hypotithenai, to place under < hypo-, under + tithenai, to place: see hypo- & do
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hypothesis
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Preposition: of
- crowd-out: All participants complete percent of the hypothesis of crowd-out we would expect.
Converse of object
- reject: In this case, the correct decision is to reject the null hypothesis.
Adjective modifier
- null: For these experiments, the null hypothesis was rejected.
Modifies a noun
- testing: Take, for instance, the basic concept of hypothesis testing.
Noun used with modifier
- priori: The trick of course is to find an alternative a priori hypothesis.
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Humanbeings, intheirgenerous endeavour to construct a hypothesis that shall not degrade a First Cause, have always hesitated to conceive a dominant power of a lower moral quality than their own.
The great tragedy of Scienceöthe slaying of a beautiful hypothesis byan ugly fact.
Uberhaupt ist es fu« r den Forscher ein guter Morgensport, t a« glich vor dem Fru« hstu« ck eine Lieblingshypothese einzustampfenödas erh a« lt jung. It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.
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