Meanings
nounalternative hypothesis (plural alternative hypotheses)
plural alternative hypotheses
- mathematicsA rival hypothesis to the null hypothesis. Their likelihoods are compared by a statistical hypothesis test.
Translations
Czech alternativní hypotéza
- alternativní hypotézahypothesis
Finnish vastahypoteesi, vaihtoehtohypoteesi
- vastahypoteesihypothesis
- vaihtoehtohypoteesihypothesis
German Alternativhypothese
- Alternativhypothesehypothesis
Polish hipoteza alternatywna
- hipoteza alternatywnahypothesis
Portuguese hipótese alternativa
- hipótese alternativahypothesis
Romanian ipoteză alternativă
- ipoteză alternativăhypothesis
Russian альтернати́вная гипо́теза
- альтернати́вная гипо́теза (alʹternatívnaja gipóteza)hypothesis
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APA
alternative hypothesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternative%20hypothesis
MLA
“alternative hypothesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternative%20hypothesis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alternative hypothesis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alternative%20hypothesis.
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