Glossary term: 假设
Description: 在科学中，假设指的是科学家提出的一个想法或预测。假设可能有一些证据支持，但尚未被证明。只有通过实验、观察、数据和模型，假设才能逐步得到完善或被完全推翻。与普遍的看法不同，假设并不总是科学知识发展的第一阶段。例如，科学家可能会先观察到某种现象或物体，分析数据，然后提出一种解释或预测，这就是他们的假设。只有通过进一步的数据和观察，假设才能被验证或否定。假设有时可以基于数学推导，或者从一个数学公式开始，作出预测。
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