かせつ
Meanings
Noun
1. hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
Pitch accent
せつ
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
hypothesis testing; hypothesis test
to build up a hypothesis
working hypothesis
Red Queen hypothesis (of evolutionary biology)
Gaia hypothesis; Gaia theory; Gaia principle
alternative hypothesis
permanent income hypothesis
rational expectations hypothesis
rational expectations hypothesis
quantum hypothesis
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
statistical hypothesis
ergodic hypothesis
zoo hypothesis (theory on why humanity has had no contact with extraterrestrial life)
I feign no hypotheses; hypotheses non fingo
cosmic censorship hypothesis; cosmic censorship conjecture
cosmic censorship hypothesis; cosmic censorship conjecture
Examples (5 in total)
This data supports the hypothesis.
The facts bear out this hypothesis.
Our hypothesis is based on thorough experiments.