ex hypothesi
English
Etymology
From Late Latin ex hypothesi (literally “from the hypothesis”), from hypothesis.
Adverb
- Following from the hypothesis; in accordance with the hypothesis; by hypothesis; as a consequence of assumptions made; theoretically; supposedly; hypothetically. [from 1603]
References
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “ex hypothesi”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
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