hypothesis definition by Wordo

Noun

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

.