'''Hypothetical''' is academic shorthand for a "hypothetical situation," or a thought experiment where a theoretical situation is posed, and [[moral]], [[legal]], [[ethical]], or [[religious]] lessons are drawn from the meaning therein. | '''Hypothetical''' is academic shorthand for a "hypothetical situation," or a thought experiment where a theoretical situation is posed, and [[moral]], [[legal]], [[ethical]], or [[religious]] lessons are drawn from the meaning therein. |