Where Does the Word Hypothetical Come from?
Hypothetical (Adj.) "Founded on or Characterized by a Hypothesis, Conjectural," 1580S, from Latinized Form of Greek Hypothetikos "Pertaining to a Hypothesis,"...
hypothetical (adj.)
"founded on or characterized by a hypothesis, conjectural," 1580s, from Latinized form of Greek hypothetikos "pertaining to a hypothesis," from hypothesis (see hypothesis).
How can you explain the term hypothetical?
1 : involving or based on a suggested idea or theory : involving or based on a hypothesis a hypothetical argument/discussion The theory is hypothetical. 2 : not real : imagined as an example She described a hypothetical case to clarify her point.
Does hypothetical mean fake?
If something is hypothetical, it is based on possible ideas or situations rather than actual ones.