hypothetical

• Qui est fondé sur une hypothèse ou sert d'hypothèse; qui est supposé ou proposé pour la discussion ou la recherche sans être établi comme réel.

Based on or serving as a hypothesis; assumed or proposed for the sake of argument or investigation.

1. Based on assumptionB2formal

   Involving or based on a suggested idea or theory; not necessarily real or true.

   hypothétique (fondé sur une supposition)

   • The professor presented a hypothetical scenario to illustrate the concept.
   • In a hypothetical situation, what would you do?
   • The discussion was purely hypothetical and not based on actual events.

   Synonymesassumedconjecturalputativespeculativesuppositionaltheoretical

   Antonymesactualcertainconcretedefinitefactualprovenrealtrue

2. Supposed or imaginedB2formal

   Conceived as possible or imagined, but not necessarily existing.

   Supposé ou imaginé

   • They considered a hypothetical case of a market crash.
   • The lawyer asked a hypothetical question during the trial.
   • Hypothetical reasoning is often used in philosophical debates.

   Synonymesassumedconjecturalnotionalputativespeculativesupposedtheoretical

   Antonymesactualcertainconcreteconfirmedfactualreal

• Nom désignant une situation, une supposition ou une notion hypothétique, c'est-à-dire une possibilité imaginée ou admise pour les besoins d'un raisonnement, d'une analyse ou d'une théorie.

A noun referring to a hypothetical situation, proposition, or concept that is assumed or imagined for the sake of argument, analysis, or theory.

1. Assumed or supposed situationC1formal

   A situation or statement that is based on a hypothesis, not on reality.

   Situation hypothétique

   • Let's consider a hypothetical: what if the company goes bankrupt?
   • The professor presented a hypothetical to illustrate the theory.
   • In this hypothetical, we assume the market grows by 10%.

   Synonymesassumptionconjecturehypothesispostulatepremisespeculationsupposition