hypothesis
B2Substantiv/US /haɪpˈɑθəsəs/ hīp-ÄTH-əs-əs; UK /haɪpˈɑθəsəs/ hīp-ÄTH-əs-əs/
A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for the purpose of argument, or to account for a fact or an.
