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υπόθεση — meaning in English

ypothesi

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English meaning

  • affair noun A matter, event, or piece of business, especially one being discussed in a general or vague way.
  • antecedent noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
  • assumption noun Something accepted as true without proof, or the act of accepting it as true.
  • case noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
  • conjecture noun A guess or opinion formed without solid proof.
  • hypothesis noun A proposed explanation for something that can be tested through further study or experiment.
  • premise noun A statement or idea assumed to be true and used as the basis for an argument or story.
  • supposition noun An assumption made without full proof.

Senses

υπόθεση is used for these senses in English:

  • affair (often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
  • case A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession; the set of tasks involved in addressing the situation of a specific person or event.
  • case (legal) A legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.
  • conjecture (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
  • hypothesis (sciences) A tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem and that can be tested by further observation, investigation, and/or experimentation.
  • premise A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
  • supposition Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture.

affair — full definition

  1. noun A matter, event, or piece of business, especially one being discussed in a general or vague way.
  2. noun A secret romantic or sexual relationship, especially involving someone who is already in a committed relationship.
  3. noun A social event, especially a formal or elaborate one.

antecedent — full definition

  1. noun In grammar, the word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to.
  2. noun A thing or event that came before something else and helped lead to it.
  3. adjective Coming before something in time or order.

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