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hypothesization

hypothesization noun: an act or process of hypothesizing, of forming a hypothesis or hypotheses, typically concerning a particular topic of research or basis for action.

Noun

hypothesization (countable and uncountable, plural hypothesizations)

  1. (formal) An act or process of hypothesizing, of forming a hypothesis or hypotheses, typically concerning a particular topic of research or basis for action.
    • The "doctrine of invariant sequence" is ...less a true doctrine than a special definition of cognitive development ..., less a dogma than the hypothesization of logically necessary culturally invariant temporal sequences in the way children change their minds...1976, Theodore Schwartz, editor, Socialization as Cultural Communication, University of California Press

Forms of hypothesization

pluralhypothesizations

Questions about hypothesization

What does hypothesization mean?
Hypothesization means an act or process of hypothesizing, of forming a hypothesis or hypotheses, typically concerning a particular topic of research or basis for action.
What part of speech is hypothesization?
Hypothesization is a noun.
What is the plural of hypothesization?
The plural of hypothesization is hypothesizations.

Words near hypothesization in the dictionary

  1. hypothesises
  2. hypothesising
  3. hypothesist
  4. hypothesists
  5. hypothesizable
  6. hypothesization
  7. hypothesizations
  8. hypothesize
  9. hypothesized
  10. hypothesizer
  11. hypothesizers

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