noun
- A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations.
- A tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena.
- usage: "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"
- synonyms: possibility, theory
- A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.
- synonyms: guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation
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