hypothese

See also: Hypothese and hypothèse

Dutch

Pronunciation

• hypothese

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Noun

hypothese f (plural hypothesen or hypotheses, diminutive hypothesetje n)

1. a hypothesis, tentative conjecture, as postulated in science

Synonyms

• stelling
• veronderstelling

Derived terms

• hypothetisch

Related terms

• these, thesis
• antithese
• synthese

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Latin

Noun

hypothese

1. ablative singular of hypothesis

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Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hypothesis.

Noun

hypothese f (plural hypotheses)

1. hypothesis

Descendants

• French: hypothèse

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Portuguese

Noun

hypothese f (plural hypotheses)

1. Obsolete spelling of hipótese (used in Portugal until September 1911 and in Brazil until the 1940s).