noun, feminine/i.pɔ.tɛz/plural: hypothèses
hypothesis
“Near-synonyms: conjecture, supposition”
Synonyms: conjecture, supposition
Related: hypothético-déductif, hypothétique, hypothétiser
Inherited from Middle French hypothese, a learned borrowing from Late Latin hypothesis, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπόθεσις (hupóthesis, “base, basis of an argument, supposition”, literally “a placing under”).