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working hypothesis — noun Etymology: working (I) : a hypothesis adopted as a guide to experiment or investigation or as a basis of action * * * working hypothesis noun An assumption on the basis of which to make plans or take action • • • Main Entry: ↑work … Useful english dictionary
working hypothesis — darbinė hipotezė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. work hypothesis; working hypothesis vok. Arbeitshypothese, f rus. рабочая гипотеза, f pranc. hypothèse de travail, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
working hypothesis — work′ing hypoth′esis n. pho See under hypothesis 1) … From formal English to slang
working hypothesis. — See under hypothesis (def. 1) … Useful english dictionary
Hypothesis — Hy*poth e*sis, n.; pl. {Hypotheses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? foundation, supposition, fr. ? to place under, ? under + ? to put. See {Hypo }, {Thesis}.] 1. A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
working — [wʉr′kiŋ] adj. 1. that works 2. of, for, used in, or taken up by work [a working day, working clothes] 3. sufficient to allow work to be done [a working majority] 4. on which further work is or may be based [a working hypothesis] 5. moving or… … English World dictionary
hypothesis — [hī päth′ə sis, hipäth′ə sis] n. pl. hypotheses [hī päth′əsēz΄, hi päth′əsēz΄] [Gr, groundwork, foundation, supposition < hypotithenai, to place under < hypo , under + tithenai, to place: see HYPO & DO1] an unproved theory, proposition,… … English World dictionary
hypothesis — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ plausible ▪ bold ▪ Scientists have proposed a bold hypothesis. ▪ speculative ▪ alternative, competing … Collocations dictionary
hypothesis — n. 1) to advance, formulate, propose a hypothesis 2) to confirm a hypothesis 3) a null; working hypothesis 4) the hypothesis that + clause (she advanced the hypothesis that the disease was spread by rodents) * * * [haɪ pɒθɪsɪs] formulate propose… … Combinatory dictionary
hypothesis */ — UK [haɪˈpɒθəsɪs] / US [haɪˈpɑθəsɪs] noun [countable] Word forms hypothesis : singular hypothesis plural hypotheses UK [haɪˈpɒθəsiːz] / US [haɪˈpɑθəˌsɪz] an idea that attempts to explain something but has not yet been tested or proved to be… … English dictionary
