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Hypothetical : adj : based on hypothesis; "a hypothetical situation"; "the site
of a hypothetical colony" [syn: hypothetic]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Hypothetic \Hy`po*thet"ic\,Hypothetical : \Hy`po*thet"ic*al\, a.
[L. hypotheticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hypoth['e]tique.]
Characterized by, or of the nature of, an hypothesis;
conditional; assumed without proof, for the purpose of
reasoning and deducing proof, or of accounting for some fact
or phenomenon.
Causes hypothetical at least, if not real, for the
various phenomena of the existence of which our
experience informs us. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
Hypothetical baptism (Ch. of Eng.), baptism administered to
persons in respect to whom it is doubtful whether they
have or have not been baptized before. --Hook. --
Hy`po*thet"ic*al*ly, adv. --South.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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