counterhypothesis
noun
coun·ter·hy·poth·e·sis
ˌkau̇n-tər-hī-ˈpä-thə-səs
variants
or counter-hypothesis
plural counterhypotheses
ˌkau̇n-tər-hī-ˈpä-thə-ˌsēz
or counter-hypotheses
: a hypothesis that contradicts another hypothesis
What can be said … of the conflicts that occur when traditional humanistic methods of interpretation run up against the questions, objections, and counterhypotheses of so-called revisionist art history?—Mark Roskill
Science is a negotiation—an iterative process rooted in asking questions, in testing hypotheses and counter-hypotheses.—Eric Holt Gimenez
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