Hypothetical vs Undefined - What's the difference?
hypothetical | undefined |
Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
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(philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent
A hypothetical situation or proposition
Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
As adjectives the difference between hypothetical and undefined
is that hypothetical is based upon a hypothesis; conjectural while undefined is lacking a definition or value.As a noun hypothetical
is a hypothetical situation or proposition.hypothetical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* conjectural * (contingent upon some hypothesis) conditionalAntonyms
* (actual) actual * (in philosophy) categoricalNoun
(en noun)- These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.
undefined
English
Adjective
(wikipedia undefined) (-)- The result of division by zero is undefined .