Hypothesis - Definition
hypothesis
n 1: a proposal intended to explain certain facts or
observations
2: 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 scientific hypothesis that survives
experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he
proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in
chemical practices" [syn: hypothesis, possibility,
theory]
3: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
[syn: guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise,
surmisal, speculation, hypothesis]