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Scientists trust me only after trying to prove me wrong; assume me without testing and I am just a guess. What am I?

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Hint: Experiments are built to challenge me.

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A hypothesis

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A hypothesis is a testable explanation. It gains strength through experiments that try to disprove it, not through blind assumption.

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