hypothesis
Example Sentences
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The hypothesis is that the submarine suffered a valve failure that allowed water to enter the battery compartment, triggering a fire and then an explosion.
From Barron's
The new study adds weight to the sponge hypothesis.
From Science Daily
Real science knows that if a hypothesis can’t be consistently proven, it’s false.
From Literature
“I have asked that very same question. My current hypothesis is that it will, but ultimately, it will be a wait-and-see situation.”
From Literature
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission for decades has overseen regulation of prediction markets—or event contracts, as we refer to them—that help market participants hedge risk, aggregate information and test hypotheses about future outcomes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
