Hypothesis and Term

Hypothesis

Hypothesis noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.

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Term and hypothesis are semantically related. in theory topic. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Hypothesis".

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Hypothesis and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Hypothesis" with "Term", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

old	old hypothesis	old term
common	common hypothesis	common term
original	original hypothesis	original term
popular	popular hypothesis	popular term
Other adjectives: actual, real, ancient, alternate, scientific, modern.

Most people use the term "theory" in the way that scientists would use "hypothesis": a proposed explanation for some phenomena.

Source: Useful Notes / Evolution
The term was coined by Fred Hoyle, a proponent of the competing steady-state hypothesis.

Source: Insult Backfire
The aversion is Dyson's eternal intelligence hypothesis (or whatever you'd term "God"), and, of course, the possibilities of The Multiverse.

Source: Shoot The Shaggy Dog / Real Life

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