--- optiview_delivery: edge_optimized content_type: semantic_markdown source_url: https://learnings.org/term/hypothesis brand_content: none publication_version: "3.0" published_at: 2026-10-05T14:06:11Z composition_version: composition-v2.1.0 presentation_version: presentation-v1.2.0 --- # Hypothesis [Skip to content](https://learnings.org/term/hypothesis#main-content) - [All](https://learnings.org/terms) - [2](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=2) - [3](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=3) - [8](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=8) - [A](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=A) - [B](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=B) - [C](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=C) - [D](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=D) - [E](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=E) - [F](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=F) - [G](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=G) - [H](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=H) - [I](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=I) - [J](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=J) - [K](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=K) - [L](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=L) - [M](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=M) - [N](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=N) - [O](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=O) - [P](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=P) - [Q](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Q) - [R](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=R) - [S](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=S) - [T](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=T) - [U](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=U) - [V](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=V) - [W](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=W) - [Y](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Y) - [Z](https://learnings.org/terms?letter=Z) A corporate way of saying "wild guess" that makes baseless speculation sound like scientific methodology, usually used when you have no idea what you're talking about. ### Examples Examples: - "Our hypothesis is that customers will love this." (our wild guess is that customers won't hate this) - "We need to test this hypothesis." (we need to see if our random guess is right) - "The hypothesis proved correct." (our random guess happened to be right this time) ### Tags wild-guessspeculationscientificbaselessrandom 434 views • Created 6/9/2023 📢 Share Learnings ### Related Terms [ #### Media mix modeling Statistical analysis that determines the optimal allocation of marketing spend across different... 1895 views• statistical, allocation ](https://learnings.org/term/media-mix-modeling)[ #### Guesstimate A made-up word that combines "guess" and "estimate" to make wild speculation... 1827 views• made-up, guess ](https://learnings.org/term/guesstimate)[ #### Triangulate A corporate way of saying "guess based on multiple wrong sources" that... 1685 views• guess, speculation ](https://learnings.org/term/triangulate)[ #### Test-and-learn A methodology of rapid experimentation to validate ideas and learn from results,... 1001 views• experimentation, validation ](https://learnings.org/term/test-and-learn)[ #### Span of control A corporate way of saying "how many people you can micromanage" that... 899 views• micromanage, hierarchy ](https://learnings.org/term/span-of-control) Keep exploring the corporate jargon dictionary ## 🌍 In the Wild \+ Add Example No examples yet. Be the first to add one! ### 🤖 AI Tools 🎓 Translate with Professor📝 Open Writing Tools🎯 Play Buzzword Bingo 🎓 Ask the Professor ## Additional source context © 2008–2026 Learnings Dot Org — Speak fluent corporate. Ironically. ## Additional page links - [Media mix modeling · Statistical analysis that determines the optimal allocation of marketing spend across different... · 1895 views• statistical, allocation](https://learnings.org/term/media-mix-modeling) — Related Terms - [Guesstimate · A made-up word that combines "guess" and "estimate" to make wild speculation... · 1827 views• made-up, guess](https://learnings.org/term/guesstimate) — Related Terms - [Triangulate · A corporate way of saying "guess based on multiple wrong sources" that... · 1685 views• guess, speculation](https://learnings.org/term/triangulate) — Related Terms - [Test-and-learn · A methodology of rapid experimentation to validate ideas and learn from results,... · 1001 views• experimentation, validation](https://learnings.org/term/test-and-learn) — Related Terms - [Span of control · A corporate way of saying "how many people you can micromanage" that... · 899 views• micromanage, hierarchy](https://learnings.org/term/span-of-control) — Related Terms