hypothetical
Used to describe something that is based on a hypothesis or assumption, often in academic or logical contexts. Not a common everyday word.
That argument is based on a hypothetical premise.
We considered countermeasures assuming a hypothetical situation.
仮説的 is a more common adjectival noun for 'hypothetical', especially in scientific contexts. 仮言的 is rarer and more formal.
hypothetical judgment
hypothetical imperative
hypothetical imperative
hypothetical syllogism
Compound of 仮言 (kagen, 'hypothesis' or 'conditional statement') + 的 (-teki, '-like'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern for forming adjectival nouns from Sino-Japanese nouns.