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Arbeitshypothese
A hypothesis that is weakly held, tentatively, as a best guessA hypothesis that is weakly held, tentatively, as a best guess; such a hypothesis among several plausible ones that is driving or underpinning a scientific team's work at a given time.
Meaning
1 sensesA hypothesis that is weakly held, tentatively, as a best guess; such a hypothesis among several plausible ones that is driving or underpinning a scientific team's work at a given time.
Among these several hypotheses, the one judged as most likely was our working hypothesis during the autumn semester.
Arbeitshypothese
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By meaning 1
hypothesis that is unverified yet tentatively chosen:
Forms
plural: working hypotheses| Singular | working hypothesis |
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