hypothetical
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Ultimately, hypotheticals do not put cash in the bank.
From BBC
To account for this, Tye and his collaborators proposed a hypothetical particle with extremely low mass.
From Science Daily
Moody’s took two hypothetical people, each earning $150,000 annually, to see whether the homeowner or investor came out ahead after 30 years.
“When it hits home like that, it’s not hypothetical anymore — it’s real,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
These hypothetical structures, described as "Xeno-films," could function like biofilms but be built from entirely different chemical ingredients available in other environments.
From Science Daily
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