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hypothesis

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


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That gap led to Parziale's recent research, described in his study Hypersonic Turbulent Quantities in Support of Morkovin's Hypothesis, published in Nature Communications on November 12, 2025.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

The Grandmother Hypothesis first originated in a 1957 paper by the ecologist George C. Williams, and as Lacreuse said, is often used to explain the existence of menopause.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2023

But would the Grandmother Hypothesis hold up if put to the test?

From Science Daily • Sep. 29, 2023

The Medea Hypothesis might be epitomized by the story of photosynthetic life on Earth.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2022

Hypothesis: If I raised enough money to pay for his treatment, then Fig could stay at home, where he belonged.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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