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alternative hypotheses

n. (alternative hypothesis English)

Usage examples of "alternative hypotheses".

Shklovskii considered a wide range of alternative hypotheses for the secular acceleration, among them the influence of the Sun, the influence of a hypothetical magnetic field on Mars, and the tidal influence of the gravity of Mars.

A succession of alternative hypotheses is confronted by experiment and observa­.

It remained but to test alternative hypotheses, and elaborate the surviving construction—.

It counsels us to carry alternative hypotheses in our heads and see which best fit the facts.

He could disagree and offer alternative hypotheses all day long, but he lacked the rank to make any of his interpretations stick.