English-Italian translations for hypothetical

• ipotetico
  Si tratta, ancora una volta, di un esempio ipotetico, ipotetico in quanto non sono ancora state adottate decisioni a questo proposito. This is just a hypothetical example, in the sense that nothing has been decided yet.
  Detto questo, non esprimerò un'opinione su un referendum ipotetico. That being said, I am not going to express an opinion on a hypothetical referendum.
  Ma dal momento che non esiste una simile proposta della Commissione stiamo conducendo qui un gioco di domanda e risposta molto ipotetico. But as there is no such proposal by the Commission, we are in a very hypothetical question and answer game here.

Definition of hypothetical

• Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural
• conditional; contingent upon some hypothesis/antecedent
• A hypothetical situation or proposition

Examples

• These hypotheticals serve no purpose until we have more information.

Related words

• hypothetic
• hypothetically
• hypothetical imperative
• hypothetical proposition
• hypothetical syllogism