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hypothesis

[hahy-poth-uh-sis, hi-] / haɪˈpɒθ ə sɪs, hɪ- /


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Q: How did you feel when you learned that a machine may have overturned this hypothesis?

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

If the models went from being stumped by long division to cracking the quasi-Riemann hypothesis in five years, how will the next five years play out?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Under this hypothesis, changes in memory and thinking are not necessarily signs that the brain is functioning less effectively.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The adaptive aging hypothesis could also provide scientists with another way to examine the differences between normal cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Emma’s teachers were always telling her she had a scientific mind, but science only helped when you had enough data to come up with a good hypothesis.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

"When we get the sample back, we'll be able to look in detail at its chemistry and its mineral composition - and the two hypotheses will produce very distinct results," said Sara Russell.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

They use it to brainstorm ideas, find literature, improve writing, refine arguments and test competing hypotheses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

It offers disciplined methods for testing hypotheses, challenging assumptions and correcting errors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

But there are several hypotheses, says Dr Alex Gofton, a tick expert who led a recent study into the allergy.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

As geometrical hypotheses, the Ptolemaic, Tychonic and Copernican systems were equivalent; but as astronomical hypotheses they were radically different.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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