hypothetical
B2Adjektiv/US /hˌaɪpəθˈɛtəkəl/ hīp-əth-ĔT-ək-əl; UK /hˌaɪpəθˈɛtəkəl/ hīp-əth-ĔT-ək-əl/
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.
