1. plural of hypothesis; proposed explanations or theories that can be tested through research or experimentation
Usage: scientific context; academic writing

Examples

• The researchers tested three different hypotheses about climate change.
• Scientists must form hypotheses before conducting experiments.
• Her hypotheses were supported by the experimental data.
• The study examined competing hypotheses about memory formation.
• Multiple hypotheses can explain the same phenomenon.
• The team rejected two hypotheses and accepted one.
• These hypotheses require further investigation to be proven.