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hypothetical

/ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkl/
noun
  1. A hypothetical situation or proposition

    "These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information."

adjective
  1. Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural

  2. Conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent

Synonymsconditional, conjectural
Antonymsactual, categorical

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