hypothetical

 
Pronunciation: /ˌhʌɪpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)l/

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