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A hypothesis is a tentative explanation for an observation.

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Is it true that a hypothesis is a tentative explanation for an observation?

Yes. Multiple authoritative reference sources and textbooks confirm that a hypothesis is defined as a tentative or proposed explanation for an observation.

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Wikipedia: Hypothesis
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Wikipedia: Hypothesis. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothesis

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Wikipedia: Abductive reasoning
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Wikipedia: Abductive reasoning. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abductive_reasoning

LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 1.02: What is chemistry
Defines a hypothesis as a tentative explanation of an observation or law.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 1.02%3A What is chemistry. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_Chemistry/Introduction_to_General_Chemistry_(Malik)/01%3A_Matter_energy_and_their_measurements/1.02%3A_What_is_chemistry

OpenStax: OpenStax Chemistry 2e: 1.1 Chemistry in Context
Directly defines a hypothesis as a tentative explanation of observations.
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OpenStax: OpenStax Chemistry 2e: 1.1 Chemistry in Context. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/chemistry-2e/pages/e4d0a888-2602-4b89-ae08-c1abd498a239@

Wikibooks: Wikibooks: High School Chemistry/How Scientists Use Data
States a hypothesis is a tentative explanation to explain observations.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: High School Chemistry/How Scientists Use Data. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/High_School_Chemistry/How_Scientists_Use_Data

Wiktionary: Wiktionary: hypothesis
Defines a hypothesis as a tentative conjecture explaining an observation.
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Wiktionary: Wiktionary: hypothesis. (n.d.). Wiktionary. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hypothesis

LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 1.02: Science Reproducible Testable Tentative Predictive and Explanatory
Identifies hypotheses as tentative or proposed explanations about why something is observed.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 1.02%3A Science  Reproducible Testable Tentative Predictive and Explanatory. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_Chemistry/Chemistry_for_Changing_Times_(Hill_and_McCreary)/01%3A_Chemistry/1.02%3A_Science-_Reproducible_Testable_Tentative_Predictive_and_Explanatory

OpenStax: OpenStax Chemistry: Atoms First 2e: 1.1 Chemistry in Context
States a hypothesis is a tentative explanation of observations.
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OpenStax: OpenStax Chemistry: Atoms First 2e: 1.1 Chemistry in Context. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/chemistry-atoms-first-2e/pages/e4d0a888-2602-4b89-ae08-c1abd498a239@

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