hypothetical
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hy·po·thet·i·cal
(hī'pə-thĕt'ĭ-kəl) 
also hy·po·thet·ic (-thĕt'ĭk)
adj.
A hypothetical circumstance, condition, scenario, or situation: OK, let's consider this possibility then-just as a hypothetical.
hypothetically hy'po·thet'i·cal·ly adv.
also hy·po·thet·ic (-thĕt'ĭk)adj.
- Of, relating to, or based on a hypothesis: a hypothetical situation. See synonyms at theoretical.
- Suppositional; uncertain. See synonyms at supposed.
- Conditional; contingent.
A hypothetical circumstance, condition, scenario, or situation: OK, let's consider this possibility then-just as a hypothetical.
[From Greek hupothetikos, from hupothetos, placed under, supposed, from hupotithenai, to suppose. See hypothesis.]
hypothetical hy'po·thet'i·cal n.hypothetically hy'po·thet'i·cal·ly adv.
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hypothetical
adjective
- Existing only in concept and not in reality: abstract, hypothetic, ideal, theoretic, theoretical, transcendent, transcendental. See real/imaginary.
- Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds: conjectural, hypothetic, inferential, presumptive, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, suppositive. See belief/unbelief.
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hypothetical
adj
Definition: guessed, assumed
Antonyms: actual, calculated, confirmed, factual, measured, proved, proven, real, reliable, truthful
Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy:
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hypothetical
A proposition claiming that one thing is so upon the hypothesis of another, i.e. given another, or if another is supposed. The more usual term is a conditional.
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hypothetical
IN BRIEF: Assumed for purposes of example.
To get my point across, let me pose a hypothetical situation.
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Hypothetical
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hypotetisk
n. - hypotese
Nederlands (Dutch)
hypothetisch, verondersteld
Français (French)
adj. - hypothétique
n. - situation hypothétique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - hypothetisch, angenommen
n. - Hypothese, Syllogismus
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υποθετικός, (μτφ.) θεωρητικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - hipotético
n. - fato (m) hipotético
Русский (Russian)
гипотетический
Español (Spanish)
adj. - hipotético
n. - situación hipotética
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hypotetisk
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
假设的, 假定的, 假设的事物
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 假設的, 假定的
n. - 假設的事物
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가설의, 억측의
n. - 가정의 상황
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 仮説の, 仮定の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) افتراضي قائم على الافتراض
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - משוער, מבוסס על הנחה, היפותיטי
n. - מצב או אירוע משוער
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