hypothetico-deductive
adjective
hy·po·thet·i·co-de·duc·tive
ˌhī-pə-ˈthe-ti-ˌkō-di-ˈdək-tiv 
: relating to, being, or making use of the method of proposing hypotheses and testing their acceptability or falsity by determining whether their logical consequences are consistent with observed data
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hypothetico-deductive
adjective
hy·po·thet·i·co-de·duc·tive
ˌhī-pə-ˈthet-i-ˌkō-di-ˈdək-tiv
: of or relating to scientific method in which hypotheses suggested by the facts of observation are proposed and consequences deduced from them so as to test the hypotheses and evaluate the consequences
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