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Definition of hypothetical

adjective

  • based on or serving as a hypothesis:let us take a hypothetical case
  • supposed but not necessarily real or true:the hypothetical tenth planet
  • Logic denoting or containing a proposition of the logical form if p then q.

noun

(usually hypotheticals)
  • a hypothetical proposition or statement: officials refuse to discuss military policy except in coy hypotheticals

Derivatives

hypothetically

adverb
[sentence adverb]:hypothetically, varying interpretations of the term are possible

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Definition of hypothetical in the US English dictionary