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Hypothesis

noun/hy-POTH-uh-sis/

Meaning

A possible explanation that you can test to see if it is true.

In context

The class tested the hypothesis by measuring the seedlings each day.

Remember it

Hypothesis = hypo (under) + thesis (idea) — an idea placed under a test to check it.

Use it well

Use for a testable science guess; the plural is 'hypotheses'.