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Hypothesis

Definition

noun, plural: hypotheses


A supposition or tentative explanation for (a group of) phenomena, (a set of) facts, or a scientific inquiry that may be tested, verified or answered by further investigation or methodological experiment.


Supplement

A scientific hypothesis that has been verified through scientific experiment and research may well be considered a scientific theory.


Word origin: Gk hypóthesis basis, supposition.

Derived terms: hypothesize (verb), hypothetical (adjective), hypothetically (adverb).
Related terms: alternative hypothesis, michaelis-menten hypothesis, neyman-pearson statistical hypothesis, null hypothesis, sliding filament hypothesis, wobble hypothesis.

Compare: law, theory.


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by jinx25
Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:32 am
 
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Re: An idea about the origin of cancer

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by Ahsmeah
Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:19 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
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... and the different F2 phenotypes. What is the expected numbers in the various F2 classes? Test the goodness of fit between the data and your hypothesis using 2.

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by jamesandrew
Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:20 am
 
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Topic: Genetics problems
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by jonmoulton
Tue Dec 04, 2012 4:29 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
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