hypothesis
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If the hypothesis is correct, it could expand scientists' understanding of how volcanoes form and encourage researchers to look for similar geological processes elsewhere in the world.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
The efficient-markets hypothesis, developed decades ago by economists at the University of Chicago, stipulates that all available information is already factored into the market price.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
A nice historical example of the good kind of hard problem centers on Bernhard Riemann—but work far removed from prime numbers and the hypothesis that bears his name.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026
According to this hypothesis, the systems briefly misidentified the aircraft as being on the ground, prompting a protection system to interpret high engine thrust as a malfunction and cut fuel to both engines.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Real science knows that if a hypothesis can’t be consistently proven, it’s false.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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The continuing delay, he argues, points to competing hypotheses, unresolved leads and possible mechanical issues that have yet to be fully explained.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
It also puts forward hypotheses about why this belly-brain choreography exists.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
As he had done at Renault, de Meo distilled his hypotheses into a short memo, circulated to senior managers on his first day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The team used 719 hypotheses from scientific studies published in business journals since 2021.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 17, 2026
They wander, as we do, searching for facts to fit their sparser stock of hypotheses, but when the receptor meets its match, there is only a single thud.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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