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Synonyms
hy·po·thet·i·cal (hī́pə-thĕt́ĭ-kəl),
also hy·po·thet·ic (-thĕt́ĭk)

[From Greek hupothetikos, from hupothetos, placed under, supposed, from hupotithenai, to suppose; see hypothesis.]

adjective 

  1. Of, relating to, or based on a hypothesis: a hypothetical situation. See synonyms at theoretical
    1. Suppositional; uncertain. See synonyms at supposed
    2. Conditional; contingent.

noun 

A hypothetical circumstance, condition, scenario, or situation: OK, let's consider this possibility then—just as a hypothetical.

derivatives

hýpo·thet́i·cal
noun
hýpo·thet́i·cal·ly
adverb