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Hypothetical vs Prototypical - What's the difference?

hypothetical | prototypical |

As adjectives the difference between hypothetical and prototypical

is that hypothetical is based upon a hypothesis; conjectural while prototypical is constituting or representing an original type of something that others are modelled on, or derived from.

As a noun hypothetical

is a hypothetical situation or proposition.

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

    prototypical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • constituting or representing an original type of something that others are modelled on, or derived from

    • Synonyms

    *archetypal *archtypic *archetypical *prototypic

    Derived terms

    * prototypically