ex hypothesi

American  

[eks hahy-poth-uh-sahy] / ˈɛks haɪˈpɒθ əˌsaɪ /

adverb

Latin.

1. by hypothesis; according to assumptions.

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ex hypothesi British  

/ ɛks haɪˈpɒθəsɪ /

adverb

1. in accordance with or following from the hypothesis stated

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Etymology

Origin of ex hypothesi

First recorded in 1600–10; from New Latin, equivalent to Latin ex + hypothesī (ablative of hypothesis “basis, assumption”); see origin at ex- ¹ ( def. ), hypothesis

Example Sentences

And, therefore, in all that was done by either party from the Bloemfontein Conference to the Ultimatum, it followed, ex hypothesi, that, in their opinion, the Transvaal was right, and England was wrong.

From Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)

This remaining—and, ex hypothesi, necessary—doubt is of very different importance from the other.

From Thoughts on Religion by Gore, Charles

For the Christians' heaven being ex hypothesi an unknown world, they do not stultify their expectations from being unable to describe them.

From Is Life Worth Living? by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)

To speak of "better pleasures" in any other sense is to make the goodness of the sole good as an end depend upon something which, ex hypothesi, is not good as an end.

From Art by Bell, Clive

But of this universe, if it exists, no natural proof can be given, because ex hypothesi it lies quite beyond the region of nature.

From Is Life Worth Living? by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)