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hypothesis

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hypothesis has definition A scientific proposition that purports to explain a given set of phenomena; less comprehensive and less well established than a theory. has source: Ferris, T. 1988 Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Morrow, 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
is a kind of abstraction 2001-09-27 09:33:52.0

Kinds of hypothesis :

theory (122 kinds, 397 facts) - A rationally coherent account of a wider range of phenomena than is customarily accounted for by a hypothesis.

hypothesis	has definition A scientific proposition that purports to explain a given set of phenomena; less comprehensive and less well established than a theory.
hypothesis	is a kind of abstraction