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

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anor277
Jun 7, 2018

#"An hypothesis..."#

Explanation:

To quote a dictionary of philosophy...

…#" an hypothesis is a proposition made as a basis"# #"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"#...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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