hypotheses
- plural of hypothesis.
Example Sentences
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"Hypotheses regarding Monte Sierpe's purpose range from defense, storage, and accounting to water collection, fog capture and gardening, yet the true function of the site remains unclear," said Dr. Bongers.
From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2025
“On the Failure to Eliminate Hypotheses in a Conceptual Task.”
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
In his paper "On the Failure to Eliminate Hypotheses in a Conceptual Task," Wason took the first in a number of steps to identify logical and other conceptual mistakes that humans routinely make in reasoning.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2021
Hypotheses shift according to additional evidence, discovery, and discussion, but, as it stands now, Lindsey and colleagues suggest that something unfortunate happened at the watering hole.
From Scientific American • Jan. 19, 2020
Newton's "Hypotheses non fingo" should be the motto of every conscientious scientist who dares "trust his own perceptions and disregard the ukase of idealism."
From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.
