<p align="right">Last Update: <font color="#4f81bd">July, 13, 2024</font></p> ## BIG IDEA - A tentative explanation based on prior knowledge which must be testable. - an explanation for patterns. - supported by scientific evidence. - verified by multiple researchers. Now let’s look at [[Richard Feynman|Richard Feynman’s]] explanation of a hypothesis. Pay attention to how he begins by suggesting a hypothesis is a guess, then explains that the guess relies on prior knowledge. A hypothesis is much more than just randomly guessing. It requires specifics and knowledge. ![Feynman on Scientific Method. - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYPapE-3FRw) --- Return [[Home|Home]] | [[Science]] | [[Classical Physics]] | [[Modern Physics]] | [[Scientific laws|Laws]] | [[Scientific Theories|Theories]] | [[Measurements]]