Definition of hypothetical
: involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural hypothetical arguments a hypothetical situation
hypothetical
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of hypothetical in a Sentence
She described a hypothetical case to clarify her point.
we talked about what we would do in various hypothetical emergencies
Recent Examples of hypothetical from the Web
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There's also the fact that any similar benefits in humans are only hypothetical at this point, but that doesn't make the idea any less tantalizing to some, according to media reports.
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For its stress tests, the Fed announces hypothetical scenarios each year such as severe recessions that the largest banks must be tested against.
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But Mr. Carson and his mother have hardly been the only people who have lived a form of his hypothetical experiment.
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His insights are quite relevant for a hypothetical clash between the United States and China.
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Checkbook’s undercover shoppers collected prices for three local moves and three hypothetical long-distance moves, and for each job found dramatic company-to-company price differences.
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Cleveland.com's two-week series examined the hypothetical, using the idea to explore the issues of gerrymandering, representation and taxation, plus plenty of fun stuff, from a state song to a new capital.
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The hypothetical choice did not actually make respondents spend real money, either.
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Global warming is no hypothetical in the world's flattest nations.
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HYPOTHETICAL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of hypothetical for English Language Learners
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: involving or based on a suggested idea or theory : involving or based on a hypothesis
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: not real : imagined as an example
HYPOTHETICAL Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of hypothetical for Students
1 : involving or based on a hypothesis
2 : imagined as an example for further thought a hypothetical situation
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adverb speaking hypotheticallyLearn More about hypothetical
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