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Hypothetical vs Protoform - What's the difference?

hypothetical | protoform |

As nouns the difference between hypothetical and protoform

is that hypothetical is a hypothetical situation or proposition while protoform is (linguistics) a hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words.

As an adjective hypothetical

is based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.

hypothetical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
  • *
  • (philosophy) conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent

    • Synonyms

    * conjectural * (contingent upon some hypothesis) conditional

    Antonyms

    * (actual) actual * (in philosophy) categorical

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hypothetical situation or proposition
    • These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.

    Related terms

    * hypothesis * hypothesize

    protoform

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) A hypothetical form of a word, reconstructed from derived words.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)