HYPOTHESES

noun

21 Scrabble

19 WWF

H 4

Y 4

P 3

O 1

T 1

H 4

E 1

S 1

E 1

S 1

Definition

Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.