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hypothetical definition

hypo·theti·cal (hī′pə t̸het′i kəl)

adjective

  1. based on, involving, or having the nature of a hypothesis; assumed; supposed
  2. given to the use of hypotheses a hypothetical mind
  3. Logic conditional
Also hypothetic hy′po·thet′ic

Etymology: < Gr hypothetikos (< hypothesis) + -al

noun

a hypothetical statement, idea, circumstance, etc.

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