:''For the scientific meaning of an associated term, see [[hypothesis]].''
:''For the scientific meaning of an associated term, see [[hypothesis]].''
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'''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.
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'''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.