hypothèse
/ipɔtɛz/
hypothesis
Son hypothèse reste à vérifier.
His hypothesis remains to be verified.
formal
a proposed explanation to be tested
Les scientifiques testent chaque hypothèse.
Scientists test each hypothesis.
Son hypothèse explique bien les résultats.
His hypothesis explains the results well.
general
an assumption made for reasoning
Dans cette hypothèse, nous partirions tôt.
On that assumption, we would leave early.
Word Origin
From Greek hupothesis, foundation, from hupo plus thesis.
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais