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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Hypothesize

Hi.
What's the meaning of 'it's hypothesize to..." in:
"These measures may be markers of anxiety, which is hypothesized to inhibit children from engaging in disruptive or criminal behavior."
  

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A hypothesis is an idea proposed based on very little evidence that may be confirmed or disproved as it is examined later. In this case, they are saying that some unspecified people think that anxiety may inhibit children from those behaviors, but that they have not proven this.

  • A hypothesis is an idea proposed based on very little evidence that may be confirmed or disproved as it is examined later.
  • In this case, they are saying that some unspecified people think that anxiety may inhibit children from those behaviors, but that they have not proven this.
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A hypothesis is an idea proposed based on very little evidence that may be confirmed or disproved as it is examined later. In this case, they are saying that some unspecified people think that anxiety may inhibit children from those behaviors, but that they have not proven this.

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