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Definition of: hypothetic
(hī′pə·thet′ik) adjective
1. Having the nature of or based on hypothesis; assumed conditionally or tentatively as a basis for argument or investigation; also, involving a formal hypothesis.
2. Given to using hypotheses. Also hy′po·thet′i·cal.
See synonyms under IMAGINARY. [<L hypotheticus <Gk. hypothetikos]
—hy′po·thet′i·cal·ly adverb
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