hypothesis

Hypothese

Eine Erklärung dafür, wie oder warum etwas geschieht, die sich durch Forschung oder Versuche überprüfen lässt.

In einfachem Englisch: An idea about how or why something happens that you can check through research or experiments.

• The experiment supports our hypothesis.
• Scientists tested several hypotheses about the disease.
• Does the new evidence fit your original hypothesis?

So benutzt man es: hypothesis that… (We tested the hypothesis that plants grow faster in warm rooms.); hypothesis about something (They proposed a hypothesis about the cause of the disease.)

Synonyme: theory, proposed explanation

Häufige Wendungen: test a hypothesis, working hypothesis, support a hypothesis, scientific hypothesis

Annahme, Vermutung

Eine noch nicht bewiesene Idee, die als Grundlage für eine Diskussion oder Untersuchung dient.

In einfachem Englisch: An idea accepted for discussion or investigation even though it has not been proved.

• That is only a hypothesis.
• Her claim remains a hypothesis without proof.
• We began our discussion with the hypothesis that everyone would agree.

So benutzt man es: on the hypothesis that… (Let us reason on the hypothesis that the story is true.)

Synonyme: assumption, supposition, conjecture

Häufige Wendungen: mere hypothesis, pure hypothesis, on the hypothesis