working hypothesis

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A provisionally accepted hypothesis proposed for further research.

hypothesisADJECTIVE + hypothesis

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working

Examples (10)

  • These observations appear to support our working hypothesis.
  • The team developed a working hypothesis to guide their experiments.
  • The detectives adopted a working hypothesis that the crime was an inside job.
  • Based on initial symptoms, the doctor formed a working hypothesis about the patient's condition.
  • Our working hypothesis is that the market will rebound by next quarter.
  • We need to test this working hypothesis against the new data.
  • The professor presented her working hypothesis during the seminar.
  • Let's proceed with this as our working hypothesis until we find evidence to the contrary.
  • Historians have long held a working hypothesis about the cause of the empire's fall.
  • It's just a working hypothesis for now, subject to change as we learn more.