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Hypothetical
{
Hyˊpo-thet′ic
,Hyˊpo-thet′ic-al
, }Adj.
[L.
hypotheticus
, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F. hypothétique
.] Characterized by, or of the nature of, an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without proof, for the purpose of reasoning and deducing proof, or of accounting for some fact or phenomenon.
Causes
– hypothetical
at least, if not real, for the various phenomena of the existence of which our experience informs us. Sir W. Hamilton.
Hyˊpo-thet′ic-al-ly
, adv.
South.