as in theories
an idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation
working on the hypothesis that teenagers function better in the late morning, some high schools are starting classes later
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Recent Examples of hypotheses
Some hypotheses suggest the site served as a ceremonial or religious center, possibly involving funerary rituals, as evidenced by nearby Neolithic burials.
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Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The Benefit of a Bald Body Over the years, several hypotheses have been proposed.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Quantitative research can go a long way when doing market research to understand customer behavior and preferences and when testing hypotheses in scientific research.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
However, alien hypotheses are of little value without specific research avenues.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2024
Unexpected binding sites Contrary to prior hypotheses, in the latest research, the platinum nanoparticles were observed to bind at two distinct sites on the PSI complex.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
His approach involves forming hypotheses, traveling to meet world leaders and rigorously testing the ideas.
—Peter High, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Though the researchers couldn’t answer exactly why alcohol consumption was so high among the US adults surveyed, Lee has a few hypotheses.
—Sam Tupper, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
That’s at odds with hypotheses that attribute the formation of the Great Unconformity to large-scale erosion by Snowball Earth ice sheets themselves.
—Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The Benefit of a Bald Body Over the years, several hypotheses have been proposed.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Quantitative research can go a long way when doing market research to understand customer behavior and preferences and when testing hypotheses in scientific research.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
However, alien hypotheses are of little value without specific research avenues.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2024
Unexpected binding sites Contrary to prior hypotheses, in the latest research, the platinum nanoparticles were observed to bind at two distinct sites on the PSI complex.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
His approach involves forming hypotheses, traveling to meet world leaders and rigorously testing the ideas.
—Peter High, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Though the researchers couldn’t answer exactly why alcohol consumption was so high among the US adults surveyed, Lee has a few hypotheses.
—Sam Tupper, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
That’s at odds with hypotheses that attribute the formation of the Great Unconformity to large-scale erosion by Snowball Earth ice sheets themselves.
—Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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