ALL meanings of counter-hypothesis
count·er-hy·poth·e·sis
C c - noun plural counter-hypothesis a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts. 1
- noun plural counter-hypothesis a proposition assumed as a premise in an argument. 1
- noun plural counter-hypothesis the antecedent of a conditional proposition. 1
- noun plural counter-hypothesis a mere assumption or guess. 1