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hypothetical

[hahy-puh-thet-i-kuhl] / ˌhaɪ pəˈθɛt ɪ kəl /


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A spokesman for Dadss says the technology is still being tested and improved, so it is too early to estimate a hypothetical false-positive rate.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Justice Department said the paint job wasn’t a certainty and argued there was no reason for a judge to police what for now remains a hypothetical project.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stock drop translates to about $19.4 billion in market capitalization, which is almost three times the value of the hypothetical Armis deal.

From MarketWatch

To see how the model performs, the team applied it to a hypothetical sugar kelp operation covering 1000 acres, located about 12 miles offshore in water that is 330 feet deep.

From Science Daily

Let’s run them for a hypothetical household in Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times