adj. also hy·po·thet·ic (-thĕtĭk) 1. Of, relating to, or based on a hypothesis: a hypothetical situation. 2. Conditional; contingent: the hypothetical meaning of a clause beginning with if. n. 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.] hy′po·theti·cal·ly adv. |
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