hypothesis
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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
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"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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