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noun
(in the statistical testing of a hypothesis) the hypothesis to be tested.
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Origin of null hypothesis
First recorded in 1930â35
Words nearby null hypothesis
nullah, null and void, nulla-nulla, Nullarbor Plain, null character, null hypothesis, nulli-, nullification, nullifidian, nullify, nullipara
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British Dictionary definitions for null hypothesis
null hypothesis
noun
statistics the residual hypothesis if the alternative hypothesis tested against it fails to achieve a predetermined significance levelCompare hypothesis testing, alternative hypothesis
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