counterhypothesis
- noun
- /ˌkaʊntərhaɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/
- Specialized
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contrahipótesis
- To support their findings, the scientists developed a counterhypothesis that explained the anomalies in the data.
Examples
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Further, he seems to be using the heart attack data to imply that a reasonable counterhypothesis is that ACS admissions would have dropped 17%.
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The counterhypothesis.
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The researchers presented a counterhypothesis to challenge the prevailing theory of climate change.
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In the debate, he introduced a counterhypothesis that contradicted the original assumption about the experiment's outcome.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
counterhypothesis = hypothesis (transparent) = counter + hypothesis
Meaning is directly 'counter' (against) + 'hypothesis' (a proposed explanation), denoting an opposing hypothesis.
Etymology
Counterhypothesis joins counter- (meaning 'against', as in counterargument) and hypothesis (meaning 'an idea to test'), so a counterhypothesis is an idea offered to oppose or test another idea.