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Definition of null hypothesis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

null hypothesis

noun

/ˈnʌl haɪpɒθəsɪs/

/ˈnʌl haɪpɑːθəsɪs/

(statistics)

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the idea that an experiment that is done using two groups of people will show the same results for each groupTopics Scientific researchc2

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