transcription, транскрипция: [ haɪpəθetɪk(ə)l ]
If something is hypothetical , it is based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones.
Let’s look at a hypothetical situation in which Carol, a recovering cocaine addict, gets invited to a party.
...a purely hypothetical question.
= theoretical
ADJ
• hypo‧theti‧cal‧ly
He was invariably willing to discuss the possibilities hypothetically...
= theoretically
ADV : usu ADV with v , ADV with cl , also ADV adj