I. |hīpə|thed.]ə̇kəl, -et], ]ēk- adjective
also hy·po·thet·ic ]ik, ]ēk
Etymology: hypothetical from Late Latin hypothetic us (from Greek hypothetikos ) + English -al; hypothetic from French hypothétique, from Late Latin hypotheticus
1. : involving logical hypothesis : assumed , conditional — distinguished from categorical
2. : of or depending on supposition : conjectural — contrasted with actual
• hy·po·thet·i·cal·ly ]ə̇k(ə)lē, ]ēk-, -li\ adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: a hypothetical statement or proposition : implication 2b