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The definition of hypothesis

3 Definitions of: hypothesis

1. noun, a suggested explanation for a group of facts or phenomena, either accepted as a basis for further verification (working hypothesis) or accepted as likely to be true. Compare theory
2. noun, an assumption used in an argument without its being endorsed; a supposition
3. noun, an unproved theory; a conjecture
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1. noun, the principle that equal volumes of all gases contain the same number of molecules at the same temperature and pressure
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Synonyms:	theory, premise, proposition, assumption, thesis, postulate, supposition

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