hypothesis
proposed explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem
time travel
hypothetical activity of traveling into the past or future
working hypothesis
hypothesis that is provisionally accepted as a basis for further research in the hope that a tenable theory will be produced
convergence
term in economics, hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes will tend to grow at faster rates than richer economies
Austric
disputed large hypothetical grouping of languages primarily spoken in Southeast Asia and Pacific; includes the Austronesian and Austroasiatic language families
Red Queen hypothesis
hypothesis
sleeper effect
hypothesis
holographic principle
physical principle in which physics inside a bounded region is fully captured by physics at the boundary of the region
Ortega hypothesis
hypothesis
primordial black hole
hypothetical type of black hole
Modified Newtonian dynamics
alternative explanation of the non-Newtonian rotation of galaxies
theory of Portuguese discovery of Australia
aspect of history
somatic marker hypothesis
hypothesis
apparent-time hypothesis
sociolinguistic hypothesis that age-based variation may indicate linguistic change in progress
comparator hypothesis
psychological model
cool early Earth
hypothesis which posits that for part of the Hadean eon, at the beginning of Earth's history (after the extreme conditions of 4.5±0.1 Ga ago, but before the LHB of 3.95±0.15 Ga ago), it had a modest bolide count and was cool, allowing liquid water
court jester hypothesis
1999 hypothesis by Anthony Barnosky in evolutionary biology
drift hypothesis
relationship between mental illness and social class
glutamate hypothesis of schizophrenia
hypothesis that decreased glutamatergic signalling is involved in schizophrenia
innateness hypothesis
expression coined by Hilary Putnam to refer to a linguistic theory of language acquisition which holds that at least some knowledge about language exists in humans at birth.
memorial reconstruction
hypothesis/explanation for the so-called "bad quarto" versions of some 17th century plays
obstetrical dilemma
hypothesis about human childbirth
turnover-pulse hypothesis
concept in evolution theory
primitive promiscuity
One of 19th-century hypothesis
Escalation hypothesis
theory in evolutionary biology
sexy son hypothesis
postulate in biology
Wilke hypothesis
proposed solution to the synoptic problem, that Mark was used as a source by Luke, and both of these were used as sources by Matthew
place theory
theory about mechanism of hearing
two layer hypothesis
archaeological theory suggesting that human occupation of mainland Southeast Asia occurred over two distinct periods by two separate racial groups
bicameralism
hypothesis in psychology
substitution hypothesis
theory regarding Jesus Christ
euphemism treadmill
linguistic hypothesis
generalized continuum hypothesis
generalization of the continuum hypothesis, that for every infinite cardinal x, there exists no cardinal between x and 2ˣ
algorithmic radicalization
hypothesis that social media algorithms drive political radicalization
mirror symbol hypothesis
theory in philosophy of articial intelligence
neurogenesis hypothesis of depression
theory of depression
Toroidal Universe Theory
theory that states that the universe is torus-shaped
inflation
theory of rapid universe expansion
documentary hypothesis
hypothesis that the Torah originated as a set of independent documents edited together by a later redactor
small-world experiment
experiments examining the average path length for social networks