giả thiết
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Definition
Noun:
- A supposition; a hypothesis: A proposition or idea that is assumed to be true, often temporarily, as a starting point for reasoning, argument, or scientific investigation. It is something taken for granted or postulated.
- A premise: In logic and mathematics, a statement or condition that is accepted as true for the purpose of developing a theory or proving a theorem.
Verb (less common):
- To suppose; to hypothesize: To tentatively assume something to be true for the sake of argument or explanation.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhà khoa học đưa ra một giả thiết mới. (The scientist proposed a new hypothesis.)
- Định lý này dựa trên ba giả thiết cơ bản. (This theorem is based on three fundamental premises.)
- Verb:
- Chúng ta hãy giả thiết rằng điều đó là đúng. (Let us suppose that is true.)
Advanced Usage
- "Giả thiết ngược lại": The contrary hypothesis; the opposite assumption.
- Hãy xem xét giả thiết ngược lại. (Consider the contrary hypothesis.)
Variants and Related Words
Giả định (n): Assumption, postulate. Often used interchangeably with "giả thiết," though "giả định" can sometimes imply a more foundational or accepted assumption.
- Đó chỉ là một giả định chưa được chứng minh. (That is just an unproven assumption.)
Giả thuyết (n): Hypothesis, theory. Very close in meaning to "giả thiết," commonly used in scientific contexts.
- Giả thuyết này cần được kiểm tra bằng thực nghiệm. (This hypothesis needs to be tested experimentally.)
Synonyms
- Hypothesis: A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence.
- Supposition: An uncertain belief.
- Premise: A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred.
- Assumption: A thing that is accepted as true without proof.
Related Idioms
- Đặt ra giả thiết: To put forward a hypothesis.
- Bước đầu tiên là đặt ra giả thiết. (The first step is to put forward a hypothesis.)
- Suppose
- Supposition