ex hypothesi

English

Etymology

First attested in 1603, from Late Latin, literally from the hypothesis, from hypothesis.

Adverb

ex hypothesi (not comparable)

Following from the hypothesis; in accordance with the hypothesis; by hypothesis; as a consequence of assumptions made; theoretically; supposedly; hypothetically.

References

“ex hypothesi” in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989, →ISBN.

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