This is like testing a hypothesis, but not the same.

这就像测试一个假设，但不一样。

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Broadly defined, it can mean a way of thinking or a general approach to hypothesis testing or problem solving.

广义上说，它是一种思考的方法或者进行检验假设和解决问题的一般方法。

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Well-conducted human studies that demonstrate a clear association in a study design that is determined a priori for testing the hypothesis of such association.

有严格实施的人体研究证实两者有明确联系。 在研究设计中检验这种联系的假设，确定其是一种先验（由因到果）的关系。

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We did a little study once in our group testing the following hypothesis.

我们小组曾做了个研究,想要检验下述假说

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The idea was to create a lifelike subject with controllable wings, as part of research testing a hypothesis about male displays of aggression in the species.

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The Scientific Method requires testing a proposed scientific hypothesis before accepting it as the truth.

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With so many unknowns, the programme teaches participants to treat their start-up as if it were a typical research project, amenable to the same iterative process of hypothesis testing and experimentation.

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