Hypothesis
Hypothesis noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.
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Synonyms for Hypothesis
Method and hypothesis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Method" instead a noun "Hypothesis".
Method
Method noun - The means or procedure for doing something.
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Synonyms for Method
Hypothesis and method are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hypothesis" instead a noun "Method".
How words are described
| old | old hypothesis | old method |
| best | best hypothesis | best method |
| common | common hypothesis | common method |
| complex | complex hypothesis | complex method |
| Other adjectives: certain, original, chosen, popular, actual, entire, real, alternative, interesting, possible, secondary, primary, above, alternate, available, scientific, favorite, simpler. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- If I remember my scientific method correctly, that means you must have tested this hypothesis in a reasonable, repeatable experiment.
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Another, even trickier method, is the Literary Agent Hypothesis, where the narrator is supposedly relating things that happened in Real Life.
Source: Unreliable Narrator -
Detective Murdoch in Murdoch Mysteries, who believes in using the scientific method in solving crimes, whether that means analysing the situation as one would a scientific hypothesis, or inventing new machines to aid detection.
Source: Science Hero
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