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antihypothetical

antihypothetical adjective: opposing the use of hypotheses.

Adjective

antihypothetical (comparative more antihypothetical, superlative most antihypothetical)

  1. Opposing the use of hypotheses.
    • According to Janet, the antihypothetical attitude characteristic of the post-Newtonian period had begun to change in recent years (1883: 474). He differed sharply from Cousin on this issue, defending hypotheses as necessary to direct experimentation in the natural sciences (1883: 468).2004, Warren Schmaus, Rethinking Durkheim and his Tradition, page 78

Forms of antihypothetical

comparativemore antihypothetical
superlativemost antihypothetical

Origin of antihypothetical

From anti- + hypothetical.

Questions about antihypothetical

What does antihypothetical mean?
Antihypothetical means opposing the use of hypotheses.
What part of speech is antihypothetical?
Antihypothetical is an adjective.

Words near antihypothetical in the dictionary

  1. antihypoglycemics
  2. antihypolipidemic
  3. antihypotension
  4. antihypotensive
  5. antihypotensives
  6. antihypothetical
  7. antihypouricemic
  8. antihystamine
  9. antihysteric
  10. antihysterical
  11. antihysterics

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