/ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/
hypo·thet·ic·al AW
BrE /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/
NAmE /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkl/
based on situations or ideas which are possible and imagined rather than real and true
a hypothetical question/situation/example
Let us take the hypothetical case of Sheila, a mother of two…
I wasn’t asking about anybody in particular—it was a purely hypothetical question.
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hypo·thet·ic·al·ly AW
BrE /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkli/
NAmE /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkli/