English Online Dictionary. What means hypothetical? What does hypothetical mean?
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/
Adjective
hypothetical (comparative more hypothetical, superlative most hypothetical)
- Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
- (philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent
Antonyms
- actual
- (antonym(s) of “philosophy”): categorical
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
hypothetical (plural hypotheticals)
- A possible or hypothetical situation or proposition
Related terms
- hypothesis
- hypothesize