[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hypothesis \hypoth"esis\, n.; pl. hypotheses. nl., fr. gr.
   ? foundation, supposition, fr. ? to place under, ? under + ?
   to put. see hypo-, thesis.
   1. a supposition; a proposition or principle which is
      supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a
      conclusion or inference for proof of the point in
      question; something not proved, but assumed for the
      purpose of argument, or to account for a fact or an
      occurrence; as, the hypothesis that head winds detain an
      overdue steamer.
      1913 webster

            an hypothesis being a mere supposition, there are no
            other limits to hypotheses than those of the human
            imagination.                          --j. s. mill.
      1913 webster

   2. natural science a tentative theory or supposition
      provisionally adopted to explain certain facts, and to
      guide in the investigation of others; hence, frequently
      called a working hypothesis.

   syn: supposition; assumption. see theory.
        1913 webster

   nebular hypothesis. see under nebular. hypothetic
see also:
hypotheses hypo- thesis theory nebular hypothesis nebular 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hypothesis
     n 1: a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
     2: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that
        is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain
        facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives
        experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he
        proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted
        in chemical practices" syn: possibility, theory
     3: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
        syn: guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal,
         speculation
     also: hypotheses pl
see also:
possibility theory guess conjecture supposition surmise 
surmisal speculation hypotheses 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

48 moby thesaurus words for "hypothesis":
   a priori principle, affirmation, apriorism, assertion,
   assumed position, assumption, axiom, basis,
   categorical proposition, conjecture, data, first principles,
   foundation, ground, guesswork, hypothesis ad hoc, inference, lemma,
   major premise, minor premise, philosopheme,
   philosophical proposition, position, postulate, postulation,
   postulatum, premise, premiss, presumption, presupposal,
   presupposition, proposition, propositional function,
   set of postulates, speculation, statement, sumption, supposal,
   supposing, supposition, surmise, theorem, theory, thesis,
   truth table, truth-function, truth-value, working hypothesis

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The Riemann Hypothesis
...In 1900 Hilbert listed proving or disproving this hypothesis as one of ... In 1901 von Koch showed that the Riemann hypothesis is equivalent to ... ..
http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/notes/rh.html, score=100, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 3:03 am

Introduction
...... Gospel Hypothesis (2GH), formerly known as the Griesbach Hypothesis, ... the Two Gospel Hypothesis proposes that the Gospel of Matthew was the ... ..
http://www.colby.edu/rel/2gh/, score=98, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 8:17 pm

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http://mathworld.wolfram.com/RiemannHypothesis.html, score=97, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 2:08 pm

The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
...... Sapir-Whorf hypothesis', the 'Whorfian hypothesis' and more plainly ... The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis as we know it today can be broken down into ... ..
http://venus.va.com.au/suggestion/sapir.html, score=95, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 4:20 am

Infinite Ink: The Continuum Hypothesis by Nancy McGough
...... this hypothesis is called "the Continuum Hypothesis" or CH. Let c be ... Pursuit of the Continuum Hypothesis has motivated a lot of useful and ... ..
http://www.ii.com/math/ch/, score=95, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 5:58 am

The Gaia Hypothesis
...This hypothesis, known as the Gaia Hypothesis, states that the Earth ... Gaia hypothesis. This hypothesis is generally supported by scientists ... ..
http://www.oceansonline.com/gaiaho.htm, score=95, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 7:33 am

Documentary Hypothesis
...... Hypothesis, or the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis, after the names of the ... Briefly stated, the Documentary Hypothesis sees the Torah as having ... ..
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/2/Judaism/jepd.html, score=90, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 4:03 am

Investor Home - The Efficient Market Hypothesis
...... Hypothesis (EMH). The Efficient Market Hypothesis states that at any ... The implications of the efficient market hypothesis are truly profound ... ..
http://www.investorhome.com/emh.htm, score=90, date indexed=January 19, 2006, 2:36 pm

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http://www.magna.com.au/~prfbrown/gaia_jim.html, score=90, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 10:00 pm

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