hypothetical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio Maryland
- [ˌhaɪpəˈθɛɾɪkɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkəl/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˌhaɪpəˈθɛɾɪkəɫ] (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑποθετικός (hupothetikós).
Meanings
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Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
To establish standing under Article III, a plaintiff must satisfy the following three requirements: (1) "the plaintiff must have suffered an injury in fact - an invasion of a legally protected interest which is (a) concrete and particularized, and (b) actual or imminent, not conjectural or hypothetical"; ...
2006, ACLU v. NSA (District Court opinion):Such a subjunctive as appears in the principal clause (i.e. the apodosis) of a conditional sentence may be called a hypothetical subjunctive. An hypothetical subjunctive expresses an action¹ which, while its non-occurrence is implied, is yet supposed to occur, if some other action occur.
1882, Henry John Roby, chapter XVIII, in A Latin grammar for schools, London: MacMillan and Co., Book IV : Syntax or use of Inflexional Forms, page 258:
- Conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hypothetical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hypothetical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
categorical (antonym(s) of “philosophy”) · actual
Deriveds
nonhypothetical · hypothetically · hypotheticality · unhypothetical · hypothetical baptism · hypothetical taxonomic unit · hypothetical imperative · antihypothetical
Translations (44)
tr farazi (based upon a hypothesis) · bg хипотети́чен (based upon a hypothesis) · ca hipotètic (based upon a hypothesis) · uk гіпотети́чний (based upon a hypothesis) · is skilyrtur (based upon a hypothesis) · es hipotético (based upon a hypothesis) · fa فرضی (based upon a hypothesis) · de hypothetisch (based upon a hypothesis) · it ipotetico (based upon a hypothesis) · nb tenkt (based upon a hypothesis) · nn tenkt (based upon a hypothesis) · cmn 假設的 /假设的 (based upon a hypothesis) · cs hypotetický (based upon a hypothesis) · pt hipotético (based upon a hypothesis) · fr hypothétique (based upon a hypothesis) · nb hypotetisk (based upon a hypothesis) · cmn 假定的 (based upon a hypothesis) · ka ჰიპოთეტიური (based upon a hypothesis) · hi काल्पनिक (based upon a hypothesis) · is reist á tilgátu (based upon a hypothesis) · be гіпатэты́чны (based upon a hypothesis) · gl hipotético (based upon a hypothesis) · ar اِفْتِرَاضِيّ (based upon a hypothesis) · tr varsayımsal (based upon a hypothesis) · tr kuramsal (based upon a hypothesis) · is skilyrt (based upon a hypothesis) · tl palagayin (based upon a hypothesis) · sk hypotetický (based upon a hypothesis) · tr varsayımlı (based upon a hypothesis) · ko 가설적 (based upon a hypothesis) · tr nazari (based upon a hypothesis) · da hypotetisk (based upon a hypothesis) · ms andaian (based upon a hypothesis) · fi hypoteettinen (based upon a hypothesis) · kk болжаулық (based upon a hypothesis) · el υποθετικός (based upon a hypothesis) · ro ipotetic (based upon a hypothesis) · sv hypotetisk (based upon a hypothesis) · kk гипотезалық (based upon a hypothesis) · ja 仮定の (based upon a hypothesis) · is reistur á tilgátu (based upon a hypothesis) · ru гипотети́ческий (based upon a hypothesis) · pl hipotetyczny (based upon a hypothesis) · nn hypotetisk (based upon a hypothesis)