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@czh, in this context 'wild' means remotely plausible. You can understand this sense by comparing it to reasonable: a wild person/behaviour is the opposite of a reasonable one. The same applies to hypothesis a wild speculation is unfounded. For instance wildly speculative gossips about celebrities: with little or no supporting evidence.
A hypothesis is a tentative explanation to account for an observed phenomenon. The important characteristic about a hypothesis is that it has to be able to be tested. Therefore a hypothetical situation must be possible, even it is extremely unlikely. A theory is unifying set of ideas that can be used to account and predict phenomena.
hypothesis: a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. and AHD. assumption 4. Something taken for granted or accepted as true without proof; a supposition
0. A hypothesis is a posed statement one wants to prove. If it has been proved it becomes a theorem. If it has been disproved it will be discarded. A postulate is a posed statement one doesn't want to prove. It is used to derive other statements. Share. Improve this answer. answered Aug 7, 2015 at 15:33.
The biggest difference is in the hypothesis. A valid hypothesis is one which appears to have supporting evidence, or which has not been disproven*. A verified hypothesis is one which has been proven (in this case, the anti-hypothesis). Let's say that your hypothesis is that the user has entered their email address correctly.
An assumption is a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof. A conjecture is to form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information.
3. A theorem is a mathematical deduction. A theory is a collection of statements or 'ways' of thinking that purport to explain a circumscribed set of experiences. A theory can be supported by experimental evidence or anecdotal observation. The term 'theory' can range in connotation from synonymous with 'conjecture' in opposition to 'fact' (e.g.
Past and past perfect apply to events in the past whether they occurred or not. What matters is when each happened. There is also present and present perfect but not part of your question. The hypothesis vs condition question is strange. A hypothesis is a description of a condition or situation; a hypothetical condition. Their truth condition ...
in mathematics - a theorem whose hypothesis and conclusion are the conclusion and hypothesis of another also a brand of shoe transverse: situated across from something obverse: the opposite or counterpart of something (particularly a truth) in biology - narrower at the base or point of attachment than at the apex or top. from NOAD
2. By any rational definition, an experiment without a hypothesis is an oxymoron. There is, as @jimreed says, the "minimal" hypothesis, something interesting will happen. But quite frankly by then you've stretched the meaning of "experiment" to breaking point. Now it's just playing about.