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    hypothetical
    /hʌɪpəˈθɛtɪk(ə)l/

    adjective

    • 1. based on or serving as a hypothesis: "let us take a hypothetical case"

    noun

    • 1. a hypothetical proposition or statement: "officials refuse to discuss military policy except in coy hypotheticals"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHYPOTHETICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HYPOTHETICAL definition: 1. imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true: 2. imagined or suggested but not…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hypotheticalHypothetical Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HYPOTHETICAL is involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural. How to use hypothetical in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › hypotheticalHYPOTHETICAL Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Hypothetical definition: assumed or entertained as a theoretical possibility, invented example, premise for argument’s sake, etc.; supposed. See examples of HYPOTHETICAL used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hypotheticalHypothetical - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    It means something based on an informed guess. Hypotheticals are fun. How would you do in a hypothetical arm-wrestling competition against your Grandma? There are people in the Pentagon whose jobs are to consider all kinds of hypotheticals––what if Luxembourg armed itself with nuclear weapons?

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHYPOTHETICAL definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    HYPOTHETICAL meaning: 1. imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true: 2. imagined or suggested but not…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHYPOTHETICAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If something is hypothetical, it is based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › hypotheticalHypothetical - definition of hypothetical by The Free Dictionary

    1. Of, relating to, or based on a hypothesis: a hypothetical situation. 2. Conditional; contingent: the hypothetical meaning of a clause beginning with if. n. A hypothetical circumstance, condition, scenario, or situation: OK, let's consider this possibility then—just as a hypothetical.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhypothetical adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    adjective. OPAL W. /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/ based on situations or ideas that are possible and imagined rather than real and true. a hypothetical question/situation/example. Let us take the hypothetical case of Sheila, a mother of two… I wasn't asking about anybody in particular—it was a purely hypothetical question. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of hypothetical – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

    HYPOTHETICAL definition: A hypothetical situation or idea has been suggested but does not yet really exist or has not been…. Learn more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › hypotheticalhypothetical | meaning of hypothetical in Longman Dictionary of...

    hypothetical meaning, definition, what is hypothetical: based on a situation that is not real, b...: Learn more.