English Explanatory Dictionary

working hypothesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A hypothesis that is weakly held, tentatively, as a best guess; such a hypothesis among several plausible ones that is driving or underpinning a scientific team's work at a given time.

Word forms

working hypothesis working hypotheses

Related words

SWAG

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