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hypothèse

hypothesis

noun ee-poh-TEZ Rare

Also means

assumption

Usage Note

Hypothèse is used in both scientific and everyday contexts — you can posit une hypothèse de travail ('a working assumption') as readily as a laboratory hypothesis. The phrase dans l'hypothèse où means 'in the event that'. The plural hypothèses follows regular -e noun patterns.

Examples

"C'est une hypothèse intéressante."

Natural Translation

That is an interesting hypothesis.

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