Definition of hypothetical in English:

hypothetical

adjective ˌhʌɪpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)lˌhaɪpəˈθɛdək(ə)l

1Based on or serving as a hypothesis.
假设的；基于假设的；作为假设的
let us take a hypothetical case
Example sentencesExamples
- This term reflects the fact that he developed it through reflection on John Rawls' account of justice as grounded on a hypothetical social contract.
- In the circumstances, I am unwilling to express a conclusion based on a hypothetical view of the evidence in respect of an issue now academic.
- The hypothetical question based on the operative report of Dr. Carroll was put to Dr. Winton in these terms by defence counsel.
- The identification of risk starts with considering hypothetical scenarios based on past experience, i.e., the ‘what if’ approach.
- Consider these hypothetical examples based on cases I have seen during my work in social services.
- The preceding description of a hypothetical study is based on the use of traditional endoscopie methods.
- In advance of combat, polls filled with hypothetical questions have limited predictive ability.
- The analysis was based on a hypothetical cohort of 60-year-old medical patients being treated for acute respiratory failure.
- This program produces a subset of hypothetical products based on the attribute levels provided by the researcher.
- Estimates that do exist are based on hypothetical projections from local investigations with questionable validity.
- These situations are not hypothetical; they are based on real stories from faculty members across the country.
- A hypothetical case explores the legal issues involved.
- And it is to the world that is there that the scientist must go to confirm or disconfirm the hypothetical objects of scientific theory.
- But any thoughts of expanding the program are ‘based on hypothetical funding,’ Cecire said.
- However, the onlap interpretation is based on hypothetical time lines in unstudied locations.
- On this I will defend the use of hypothetical philosophical thought experiments.
- Some philosophers have adduced hypothetical examples to support the conclusion that we ought to set the threshold very high.
- For illustrative purposes, various hypothetical cases of age-related cognitive decline will be described and discussed.
- Estimating requires speculation because it is hypothetical.
- I'm just pointing out to you a hypothetical experiment.
Synonyms
exploratory, investigational, probing, fact-finding, trial and error
1. 1.1 Supposed but not necessarily real or true.
  假想的
  the hypothetical tenth planet
  假想的第十颗行星。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Of course, it is a mistake to suppose that a hypothetical future state of perfect toleration means toleration in or of the present: far from it.
  Her discussion of a hypothetical planet perturbing Uranus in the sixth edition of this work led Adams to his investigation and subsequent discovery of Neptune.
  The sailing rig is hypothetical and based on Roman practice.
  I don't think a hypothetical extra tenth to the team total is more important than the emotional well-being of any individual.
  Consider a hypothetical fund that invests only in 10-year T-notes.
  There is no light coming from the casements in the lower part of this hypothetical window - supposing the design to be similar to the other windows.
  And that's assuming some hypothetical ideal of day care.
  The study was based on a hypothetical, 40-million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant and national averages.
  The classic case is that of the hypothetical planets.
  He is good at imagining the details of these hypothetical lives.
  The Kuiper belt is a hypothetical massive flattened disc of billions of icy planetesimals supposedly left over from the formation of the solar system.
  That hypothetical intra-mercurial planet was labeled Vulcan, even though it had yet to be found.
  Synonyms
  theoretical, speculative, conjectured, imagined, notional, suppositional
  supposed, assumed, presumed, putative
  made up, unreal
  academic
2. 1.2Logic Denoting or containing a proposition of the logical form if p then q.
  〔逻〕（含有）假设命题（若p则q的命题）的
  Example sentencesExamples
  For some time, legal scholars invoked the dilemma of the ‘equal opportunity harasser’ as a hypothetical paradox.
  What of hypothetical propositions like if it is raining now, then either it is raining or it is snowing?
  This is the only point in the Socratic Dialogue where hypothetical situations are allowed.
  It is Stoic logic and Boethius's relations to it which give his treatise On hypothetical syllogisms its special interest.
  They compared the difficulties of concrete versus abstract and factual versus hypothetical contexts for word problems.

noun ˌhʌɪpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)lˌhaɪpəˈθɛdək(ə)l

usually hypotheticals

A hypothetical proposition or statement.
假设命题；假设陈述
officials refuse to discuss military policy except in coy hypotheticals
Example sentencesExamples
- Clarke adds a great deal of color to illustrate his hypotheticals.
- What makes this hypothetical unusual and unrealistic is the unambiguously objective manifestation of intent in the advertisement.
- I might quibble with details of Wax's hypotheticals.
- Most of us focus on our own lives and few of us enjoy thinking about horrific hypotheticals.
- I know you hate hypotheticals, but it is a fair question.
- And I'm not here to deal with hypotheticals on what might happen in the eventuality of that highly desirable outcome not coming about.
- Or to put it more bluntly, some hypotheticals obscure more than they reveal.
- The president keeps wanting to debate fiction or hypotheticals rather than debate the reality of what's on the ground.
- This is another one of these stupid columns that has to conjure up hypotheticals in order to criticize.
- But I think it's probably not best to get into hypotheticals here.
- That's the reason why Morris and I are both speaking in hypotheticals.
- This provides some interesting hypotheticals.
- I don't think that it's really useful to get into hypotheticals about what we may or may not do.
- For instance, suppose - as a hypothetical - that a woman says she was not hired for a particular job due to sex discrimination.
- Of course, Greg is a sensible fellow, so he doesn't confuse such hypotheticals with real-life reality.
- I don't think I can deal in hypotheticals at this stage.
- I have looked, and so far I have heard plenty of hypotheticals, but no actual cases.
- The majority wrongly dismissed these as hypotheticals when in fact such takings are already occurring throughout the country.
- Most soldiers won't fit any of these hypotheticals, but they'll fall somewhere near the middle case.
- Well clearly, it would either be ended or renegotiated, I mean there's a lot of hypotheticals there.

Rhymes

alphabetical, arithmetical, heretical, metathetical, metical, parenthetical, poetical, prophetical, reticle, synthetical, theoretical

Definition of hypothetical in US English:

hypothetical

adjectiveˌhīpəˈTHedək(ə)lˌhaɪpəˈθɛdək(ə)l

1Of, based on, or serving as a hypothesis.
假设的；基于假设的；作为假设的
that option is merely hypothetical at this juncture
那个选择此刻只是假设性的。
Example sentencesExamples
- In advance of combat, polls filled with hypothetical questions have limited predictive ability.
- The hypothetical question based on the operative report of Dr. Carroll was put to Dr. Winton in these terms by defence counsel.
- On this I will defend the use of hypothetical philosophical thought experiments.
- Some philosophers have adduced hypothetical examples to support the conclusion that we ought to set the threshold very high.
- And it is to the world that is there that the scientist must go to confirm or disconfirm the hypothetical objects of scientific theory.
- This term reflects the fact that he developed it through reflection on John Rawls' account of justice as grounded on a hypothetical social contract.
- For illustrative purposes, various hypothetical cases of age-related cognitive decline will be described and discussed.
- However, the onlap interpretation is based on hypothetical time lines in unstudied locations.
- Consider these hypothetical examples based on cases I have seen during my work in social services.
- The analysis was based on a hypothetical cohort of 60-year-old medical patients being treated for acute respiratory failure.
- In the circumstances, I am unwilling to express a conclusion based on a hypothetical view of the evidence in respect of an issue now academic.
- The preceding description of a hypothetical study is based on the use of traditional endoscopie methods.
- I'm just pointing out to you a hypothetical experiment.
- These situations are not hypothetical; they are based on real stories from faculty members across the country.
- This program produces a subset of hypothetical products based on the attribute levels provided by the researcher.
- Estimating requires speculation because it is hypothetical.
- Estimates that do exist are based on hypothetical projections from local investigations with questionable validity.
- The identification of risk starts with considering hypothetical scenarios based on past experience, i.e., the ‘what if’ approach.
- But any thoughts of expanding the program are ‘based on hypothetical funding,’ Cecire said.
- A hypothetical case explores the legal issues involved.
Synonyms
exploratory, investigational, probing, fact-finding, trial and error
1. 1.1 Supposed but not necessarily real or true.
  假想的
  the hypothetical tenth planet
  假想的第十颗行星。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The classic case is that of the hypothetical planets.
  The study was based on a hypothetical, 40-million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant and national averages.
  The Kuiper belt is a hypothetical massive flattened disc of billions of icy planetesimals supposedly left over from the formation of the solar system.
  Consider a hypothetical fund that invests only in 10-year T-notes.
  And that's assuming some hypothetical ideal of day care.
  That hypothetical intra-mercurial planet was labeled Vulcan, even though it had yet to be found.
  Of course, it is a mistake to suppose that a hypothetical future state of perfect toleration means toleration in or of the present: far from it.
  He is good at imagining the details of these hypothetical lives.
  Her discussion of a hypothetical planet perturbing Uranus in the sixth edition of this work led Adams to his investigation and subsequent discovery of Neptune.
  There is no light coming from the casements in the lower part of this hypothetical window - supposing the design to be similar to the other windows.
  The sailing rig is hypothetical and based on Roman practice.
  I don't think a hypothetical extra tenth to the team total is more important than the emotional well-being of any individual.
  Synonyms
  theoretical, speculative, conjectured, imagined, notional, suppositional
2. 1.2Logic Denoting or containing a proposition of the logical form if p then q.
  〔逻〕（含有）假设命题（若p则q的命题）的
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is the only point in the Socratic Dialogue where hypothetical situations are allowed.
  They compared the difficulties of concrete versus abstract and factual versus hypothetical contexts for word problems.
  For some time, legal scholars invoked the dilemma of the ‘equal opportunity harasser’ as a hypothetical paradox.
  It is Stoic logic and Boethius's relations to it which give his treatise On hypothetical syllogisms its special interest.
  What of hypothetical propositions like if it is raining now, then either it is raining or it is snowing?

nounˌhīpəˈTHedək(ə)lˌhaɪpəˈθɛdək(ə)l

usually hypotheticals

A hypothetical proposition or statement.
假设命题；假设陈述
Finn talked in hypotheticals, tossing what-if scenarios to Rosen
Example sentencesExamples
- For instance, suppose - as a hypothetical - that a woman says she was not hired for a particular job due to sex discrimination.
- I don't think I can deal in hypotheticals at this stage.
- Clarke adds a great deal of color to illustrate his hypotheticals.
- And I'm not here to deal with hypotheticals on what might happen in the eventuality of that highly desirable outcome not coming about.
- The majority wrongly dismissed these as hypotheticals when in fact such takings are already occurring throughout the country.
- That's the reason why Morris and I are both speaking in hypotheticals.
- I know you hate hypotheticals, but it is a fair question.
- This provides some interesting hypotheticals.
- The president keeps wanting to debate fiction or hypotheticals rather than debate the reality of what's on the ground.
- But I think it's probably not best to get into hypotheticals here.
- Most of us focus on our own lives and few of us enjoy thinking about horrific hypotheticals.
- I don't think that it's really useful to get into hypotheticals about what we may or may not do.
- Well clearly, it would either be ended or renegotiated, I mean there's a lot of hypotheticals there.
- I might quibble with details of Wax's hypotheticals.
- What makes this hypothetical unusual and unrealistic is the unambiguously objective manifestation of intent in the advertisement.
- Of course, Greg is a sensible fellow, so he doesn't confuse such hypotheticals with real-life reality.
- This is another one of these stupid columns that has to conjure up hypotheticals in order to criticize.
- Or to put it more bluntly, some hypotheticals obscure more than they reveal.
- Most soldiers won't fit any of these hypotheticals, but they'll fall somewhere near the middle case.
- I have looked, and so far I have heard plenty of hypotheticals, but no actual cases.

单词	hypothetical
释义	Definition of hypothetical in English: hypothetical adjective ˌhʌɪpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)lˌhaɪpəˈθɛdək(ə)l 1Based on or serving as a hypothesis. 假设的；基于假设的；作为假设的 let us take a hypothetical case Example sentencesExamples This term reflects the fact that he developed it through reflection on John Rawls' account of justice as grounded on a hypothetical social contract. In the circumstances, I am unwilling to express a conclusion based on a hypothetical view of the evidence in respect of an issue now academic. The hypothetical question based on the operative report of Dr. Carroll was put to Dr. Winton in these terms by defence counsel. The identification of risk starts with considering hypothetical scenarios based on past experience, i.e., the ‘what if’ approach. Consider these hypothetical examples based on cases I have seen during my work in social services. The preceding description of a hypothetical study is based on the use of traditional endoscopie methods. In advance of combat, polls filled with hypothetical questions have limited predictive ability. The analysis was based on a hypothetical cohort of 60-year-old medical patients being treated for acute respiratory failure. This program produces a subset of hypothetical products based on the attribute levels provided by the researcher. Estimates that do exist are based on hypothetical projections from local investigations with questionable validity. These situations are not hypothetical; they are based on real stories from faculty members across the country. A hypothetical case explores the legal issues involved. And it is to the world that is there that the scientist must go to confirm or disconfirm the hypothetical objects of scientific theory. But any thoughts of expanding the program are ‘based on hypothetical funding,’ Cecire said. However, the onlap interpretation is based on hypothetical time lines in unstudied locations. On this I will defend the use of hypothetical philosophical thought experiments. Some philosophers have adduced hypothetical examples to support the conclusion that we ought to set the threshold very high. For illustrative purposes, various hypothetical cases of age-related cognitive decline will be described and discussed. Estimating requires speculation because it is hypothetical. I'm just pointing out to you a hypothetical experiment. Synonyms exploratory, investigational, probing, fact-finding, trial and error 1.1 Supposed but not necessarily real or true. 假想的 the hypothetical tenth planet 假想的第十颗行星。 Example sentencesExamples Of course, it is a mistake to suppose that a hypothetical future state of perfect toleration means toleration in or of the present: far from it. Her discussion of a hypothetical planet perturbing Uranus in the sixth edition of this work led Adams to his investigation and subsequent discovery of Neptune. The sailing rig is hypothetical and based on Roman practice. I don't think a hypothetical extra tenth to the team total is more important than the emotional well-being of any individual. Consider a hypothetical fund that invests only in 10-year T-notes. There is no light coming from the casements in the lower part of this hypothetical window - supposing the design to be similar to the other windows. And that's assuming some hypothetical ideal of day care. The study was based on a hypothetical, 40-million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant and national averages. The classic case is that of the hypothetical planets. He is good at imagining the details of these hypothetical lives. The Kuiper belt is a hypothetical massive flattened disc of billions of icy planetesimals supposedly left over from the formation of the solar system. That hypothetical intra-mercurial planet was labeled Vulcan, even though it had yet to be found. Synonyms theoretical, speculative, conjectured, imagined, notional, suppositional supposed, assumed, presumed, putative made up, unreal academic 1.2Logic Denoting or containing a proposition of the logical form if p then q. 〔逻〕（含有）假设命题（若p则q的命题）的 Example sentencesExamples For some time, legal scholars invoked the dilemma of the ‘equal opportunity harasser’ as a hypothetical paradox. What of hypothetical propositions like if it is raining now, then either it is raining or it is snowing? This is the only point in the Socratic Dialogue where hypothetical situations are allowed. It is Stoic logic and Boethius's relations to it which give his treatise On hypothetical syllogisms its special interest. They compared the difficulties of concrete versus abstract and factual versus hypothetical contexts for word problems. noun ˌhʌɪpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)lˌhaɪpəˈθɛdək(ə)l usually hypotheticals A hypothetical proposition or statement. 假设命题；假设陈述 officials refuse to discuss military policy except in coy hypotheticals Example sentencesExamples Clarke adds a great deal of color to illustrate his hypotheticals. What makes this hypothetical unusual and unrealistic is the unambiguously objective manifestation of intent in the advertisement. I might quibble with details of Wax's hypotheticals. Most of us focus on our own lives and few of us enjoy thinking about horrific hypotheticals. I know you hate hypotheticals, but it is a fair question. And I'm not here to deal with hypotheticals on what might happen in the eventuality of that highly desirable outcome not coming about. Or to put it more bluntly, some hypotheticals obscure more than they reveal. The president keeps wanting to debate fiction or hypotheticals rather than debate the reality of what's on the ground. This is another one of these stupid columns that has to conjure up hypotheticals in order to criticize. But I think it's probably not best to get into hypotheticals here. That's the reason why Morris and I are both speaking in hypotheticals. This provides some interesting hypotheticals. I don't think that it's really useful to get into hypotheticals about what we may or may not do. For instance, suppose - as a hypothetical - that a woman says she was not hired for a particular job due to sex discrimination. Of course, Greg is a sensible fellow, so he doesn't confuse such hypotheticals with real-life reality. I don't think I can deal in hypotheticals at this stage. I have looked, and so far I have heard plenty of hypotheticals, but no actual cases. The majority wrongly dismissed these as hypotheticals when in fact such takings are already occurring throughout the country. Most soldiers won't fit any of these hypotheticals, but they'll fall somewhere near the middle case. Well clearly, it would either be ended or renegotiated, I mean there's a lot of hypotheticals there. Rhymes alphabetical, arithmetical, heretical, metathetical, metical, parenthetical, poetical, prophetical, reticle, synthetical, theoretical Definition of hypothetical in US English: hypothetical adjectiveˌhīpəˈTHedək(ə)lˌhaɪpəˈθɛdək(ə)l 1Of, based on, or serving as a hypothesis. 假设的；基于假设的；作为假设的 that option is merely hypothetical at this juncture 那个选择此刻只是假设性的。 Example sentencesExamples In advance of combat, polls filled with hypothetical questions have limited predictive ability. The hypothetical question based on the operative report of Dr. Carroll was put to Dr. Winton in these terms by defence counsel. On this I will defend the use of hypothetical philosophical thought experiments. Some philosophers have adduced hypothetical examples to support the conclusion that we ought to set the threshold very high. And it is to the world that is there that the scientist must go to confirm or disconfirm the hypothetical objects of scientific theory. This term reflects the fact that he developed it through reflection on John Rawls' account of justice as grounded on a hypothetical social contract. For illustrative purposes, various hypothetical cases of age-related cognitive decline will be described and discussed. However, the onlap interpretation is based on hypothetical time lines in unstudied locations. Consider these hypothetical examples based on cases I have seen during my work in social services. The analysis was based on a hypothetical cohort of 60-year-old medical patients being treated for acute respiratory failure. In the circumstances, I am unwilling to express a conclusion based on a hypothetical view of the evidence in respect of an issue now academic. The preceding description of a hypothetical study is based on the use of traditional endoscopie methods. I'm just pointing out to you a hypothetical experiment. These situations are not hypothetical; they are based on real stories from faculty members across the country. This program produces a subset of hypothetical products based on the attribute levels provided by the researcher. Estimating requires speculation because it is hypothetical. Estimates that do exist are based on hypothetical projections from local investigations with questionable validity. The identification of risk starts with considering hypothetical scenarios based on past experience, i.e., the ‘what if’ approach. But any thoughts of expanding the program are ‘based on hypothetical funding,’ Cecire said. A hypothetical case explores the legal issues involved. Synonyms exploratory, investigational, probing, fact-finding, trial and error 1.1 Supposed but not necessarily real or true. 假想的 the hypothetical tenth planet 假想的第十颗行星。 Example sentencesExamples The classic case is that of the hypothetical planets. The study was based on a hypothetical, 40-million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant and national averages. The Kuiper belt is a hypothetical massive flattened disc of billions of icy planetesimals supposedly left over from the formation of the solar system. Consider a hypothetical fund that invests only in 10-year T-notes. And that's assuming some hypothetical ideal of day care. That hypothetical intra-mercurial planet was labeled Vulcan, even though it had yet to be found. Of course, it is a mistake to suppose that a hypothetical future state of perfect toleration means toleration in or of the present: far from it. He is good at imagining the details of these hypothetical lives. Her discussion of a hypothetical planet perturbing Uranus in the sixth edition of this work led Adams to his investigation and subsequent discovery of Neptune. There is no light coming from the casements in the lower part of this hypothetical window - supposing the design to be similar to the other windows. The sailing rig is hypothetical and based on Roman practice. I don't think a hypothetical extra tenth to the team total is more important than the emotional well-being of any individual. Synonyms theoretical, speculative, conjectured, imagined, notional, suppositional 1.2Logic Denoting or containing a proposition of the logical form if p then q. 〔逻〕（含有）假设命题（若p则q的命题）的 Example sentencesExamples This is the only point in the Socratic Dialogue where hypothetical situations are allowed. They compared the difficulties of concrete versus abstract and factual versus hypothetical contexts for word problems. For some time, legal scholars invoked the dilemma of the ‘equal opportunity harasser’ as a hypothetical paradox. It is Stoic logic and Boethius's relations to it which give his treatise On hypothetical syllogisms its special interest. What of hypothetical propositions like if it is raining now, then either it is raining or it is snowing? nounˌhīpəˈTHedək(ə)lˌhaɪpəˈθɛdək(ə)l usually hypotheticals A hypothetical proposition or statement. 假设命题；假设陈述 Finn talked in hypotheticals, tossing what-if scenarios to Rosen Example sentencesExamples For instance, suppose - as a hypothetical - that a woman says she was not hired for a particular job due to sex discrimination. I don't think I can deal in hypotheticals at this stage. Clarke adds a great deal of color to illustrate his hypotheticals. And I'm not here to deal with hypotheticals on what might happen in the eventuality of that highly desirable outcome not coming about. The majority wrongly dismissed these as hypotheticals when in fact such takings are already occurring throughout the country. That's the reason why Morris and I are both speaking in hypotheticals. I know you hate hypotheticals, but it is a fair question. This provides some interesting hypotheticals. The president keeps wanting to debate fiction or hypotheticals rather than debate the reality of what's on the ground. But I think it's probably not best to get into hypotheticals here. Most of us focus on our own lives and few of us enjoy thinking about horrific hypotheticals. I don't think that it's really useful to get into hypotheticals about what we may or may not do. Well clearly, it would either be ended or renegotiated, I mean there's a lot of hypotheticals there. I might quibble with details of Wax's hypotheticals. What makes this hypothetical unusual and unrealistic is the unambiguously objective manifestation of intent in the advertisement. Of course, Greg is a sensible fellow, so he doesn't confuse such hypotheticals with real-life reality. This is another one of these stupid columns that has to conjure up hypotheticals in order to criticize. Or to put it more bluntly, some hypotheticals obscure more than they reveal. Most soldiers won't fit any of these hypotheticals, but they'll fall somewhere near the middle case. I have looked, and so far I have heard plenty of hypotheticals, but no actual cases.
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