Hypothetical vs Preon - What's the difference?
hypothetical | preon |
Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
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(philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent
A hypothetical situation or proposition
As nouns the difference between hypothetical and preon
is that hypothetical is a hypothetical situation or proposition while preon is (physics) a hypothetical point-like particle, supposed to be a subcomponent of quarks and leptons.As an adjective hypothetical
is based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.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.