At the beginning of an experiment a scientist proposes an educated guess about will happen. What is this guess called?

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At the beginning of an experiment a scientist proposes an educated guess about will happen. What is this guess called?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-07T06:24:49

$An hypothesis...$ $"An hypothesis..."$

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To quote a dictionary of philosophy...

… $an hypothesis is a proposition made as a basis$ $" an hypothesis is a proposition made as a basis"$ $for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth...$ $"for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth..."$

The hypothesis is then tested in an experiment..to determine its validity and scope. A scientific hypothesis is $falsifiable$ $"falsifiable"$ ...See here and [here.](https://socratic.org/questions/what-is-an-explanation-for-a-question-or-problem-that-can-be-tested)

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