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ex hypothesi

ex hypothesi adverb: following from the hypothesis; in accordance with the hypothesis; by hypothesis; as a consequence of assumptions made; theoretically; supposedly; hypothetically.

Adverb

ex hypothesi (not comparable)

  1. Following from the hypothesis; in accordance with the hypothesis; by hypothesis; as a consequence of assumptions made; theoretically; supposedly; hypothetically.

Origin of ex hypothesi

From Late Latin ex hypothesi (literally “from the hypothesis”), from hypothesis.

Questions about ex hypothesi

What does ex hypothesi mean?
Ex hypothesi means following from the hypothesis; in accordance with the hypothesis; by hypothesis; as a consequence of assumptions made; theoretically; supposedly; hypothetically.
What part of speech is ex hypothesi?
Ex hypothesi is an adverb.

Words near ex hypothesi in the dictionary

  1. ex copula
  2. ex delicto
  3. ex dividend
  4. ex facie
  5. ex gratia
  6. ex hypothesi
  7. ex juris
  8. ex libris
  9. ex negativo
  10. ex nihilo
  11. ex nihilo nihil fit

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