Also means
assumption
Usage Note
Hypothèse is used in both scientific and everyday contexts — you can posit une hypothèse de travail ('a working assumption') as readily as a laboratory hypothesis. The phrase dans l'hypothèse où means 'in the event that'. The plural hypothèses follows regular -e noun patterns.
Examples
"C'est une hypothèse intéressante."
Natural Translation
That is an interesting hypothesis.
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