Dictionary

hypothetic en · ADJ

Meanings

1. Based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical.
2. Existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality.
   • The thing that was best for her would no doubt be to become the wife of the man to whose suit she should incline her ear. That this would be the best thing for the gentleman in question was however a very different matter, and Sherringham's final conviction was that it would never do for him to act the part of that hypothetic personage. 1889–1890, Henry James, The Tragic Muse […], volume (please specify the page), Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], published 7 June 1890, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

hypotheticodeductive

Translations (8)

fi hypoteettinen (based on hypothesis or theory) · fi hypoteettinen (existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality) · bg хипотетичен (based on hypothesis or theory) · bg хипотетичен (existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality) · de hypothetisch (existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality) · de hypothetisch (based on hypothesis or theory) · pl hipotetyczny (existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality) · pl hipotetyczny (based on hypothesis or theory)