counterhypothesis

noun

coun·ter·hy·poth·e·sis ˌkau̇n-tər-hī-ˈpä-thə-səs

variants or counter-hypothesis

plural counterhypotheses ˌkau̇n-tər-hī-ˈpä-thə-ˌsēz

or counter-hypotheses

: a hypothesis that contradicts another hypothesis

What can be said … of the conflicts that occur when traditional humanistic methods of interpretation run up against the questions, objections, and counterhypotheses of so-called revisionist art history?—

Mark Roskill

Science is a negotiation—an iterative process rooted in asking questions, in testing hypotheses and counter-hypotheses.—

Eric Holt Gimenez

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of counterhypothesis was in 1847

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“Counterhypothesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterhypothesis. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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