Meaning of the word hypothetical in English

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hypothetical

US /ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet̬.ɪ.kəl/
UK /ˌhaɪ.pəˈθet̬.ɪ.kəl/

Noun

1.

a hypothetical proposition or statement.

Example:
officials refuse to discuss military policy except in coy hypotheticals

Adjective

1.

based on or serving as a hypothesis.

Example:
let us take a hypothetical case
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