仮説(かせつ)

仮説(かせつ) is used in academic and scientific contexts for a proposed explanation.

Writing

• 仮(か): temporary, provisional
• 説(せつ): theory, explanation

→ A temporary/provisional explanation to be tested

Common patterns

• 仮説(かせつ)を立(た)てる: to form/propose a hypothesis
• 仮説(かせつ)を検証(けんしょう)する: to verify/test a hypothesis
• 仮説(かせつ)を証明(しょうめい)する: to prove a hypothesis
• 仮説(かせつ)を棄却(ききゃく)する: to reject a hypothesis
• 仮説(かせつ)が成(な)り立(た)つ: a hypothesis holds true

Types of hypotheses

• 作業(さぎょう)仮説(かせつ): working hypothesis
• 帰無(きむ)仮説(かせつ): null hypothesis
• 対立(たいりつ)仮説(かせつ): alternative hypothesis

Related academic terms

• 理論(りろん): theory (established)
• 推論(すいろん): inference, reasoning
• 実験(じっけん): experiment
• 検証(けんしょう): verification
• 証明(しょうめい): proof