brain waves

noun

plural of brain wave
as in theories

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  1. theories
  2. hypotheses
  3. convictions
  4. observations
  5. conjectures
  6. assumptions
  7. speculations
  8. guesses
Noun
  • Now, a wave of new theories offers tantalizing solutions — but which ones portray reality is an open question.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • His theories have won praise in UFO circles but often put him in conflict with academic peers.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of theories
Noun
  • The Athletic’s Michael Cox gave a detailed breakdown that walked through the tactical hypotheses, but there might be a more rudimentary explanation for this trend.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • Science is designed to estimate risk, test hypotheses, identify patterns, and reduce the likelihood of false causal inference.
    — Alex Smolak, STAT, 27 June 2026
Definition of hypotheses
Noun
  • Durham's criminal history included previous convictions for firearms offenses and kidnapping, records show.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Bell’s letter to James and New York MFCU Director Amy Held argues that the unit is moving too slowly on cases and amassing too few indictments and convictions for wrongdoing in the Medicaid system.
    — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of convictions
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  • The researchers then tested whether the theory could explain the observations.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
  • Using proxies for past weather and more recent observations, studies confirm that climate is warming.
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of observations
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  • There have been a lot of conjectures, but little in the way of actual proof of what took place.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 May 2026
  • As part of the effort to prove these conjectures, Grothendieck proposed his notion of a scheme.
    — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
Definition of conjectures
Noun
  • The second question is cost behavior, meaning what the bill does when tool calls double and when agent volume falls short of the vendor’s assumptions.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Here is a brief overview and judgement calls of several garden insects that challenge our assumptions about who belongs in which column.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of assumptions
Noun
  • These speculations are put to rest by the child, who says, ‘No!
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
  • Griffin has encouraged these speculations.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of speculations
Noun
  • Competitive Wordle Score Another tie game with four guesses each.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Zuckerberg has stood up a team that is now working to release its own prediction market app called Arena, which internal documents reviewed by NPR show will allow people to make guesses about future events.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 30 June 2026
Definition of guesses
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