hypothesis vs supposition

hypothesis and supposition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hypothesis	Yes	No	No	No
supposition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, supposition is a hyponym of hypothesis; that is, supposition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hypothesis:

hypothesis: a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
supposition: a hypothesis that is taken for granted

Other hyponyms of hypothesis include hypothetical, gemmule, framework, model, theoretical account, conjecture, speculation, assumption, supposal, historicism, monotopism.

As nouns, hypothesis and supposition are synonyms defined as:

hypothesis and supposition: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Other synonyms of hypothesis include conjecture, guess, speculation, surmisal, surmise.

hypothesis (noun)	supposition (noun)
a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena	a hypothesis that is taken for granted
a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations	the cognitive process of supposing
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

hypothesis vs supposition

hypothesis and supposition both are nouns.

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