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| type | n |
| lex_filenum | 09 |
| def | a tentative insight into the natural world |
| def | a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena |
| examples | a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | concept, conception, construct |
| Part holonym | theory |
| Derivationally related form | theory → theorist |
| Derivationally related form | theory → theoretic; theory → theoretician; theory → theorize |
| Derivationally related form | theory → theorise |
| Derivationally related form | hypothesis → hypothecate |
| Derivationally related form | hypothesis → hypothesize |
| Hyponym | hypothetical; gemmule; model, theoretical account, framework; speculation, conjecture; assumption, supposition, supposal; historicism |
| Incoming links | |
| Derivationally related form | theoretic → theory; theoretician → theory; theorize → theory |
| Hyponym | concept, conception, construct |
| Hypernym | hypothetical; gemmule; model, theoretical account, framework; speculation, conjecture; assumption, supposition, supposal; historicism |
| Part meronym | theory |
| Derivationally related form | theorist → theory |
| Derivationally related form | hypothecate → hypothesis |
| Derivationally related form | hypothesize → hypothesis |
| Derivationally related form | theorise → theory |
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