hypothetical
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Moody’s took two hypothetical people, each earning $150,000 annually, to see whether the homeowner or investor came out ahead after 30 years.
“When it hits home like that, it’s not hypothetical anymore — it’s real,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
These hypothetical structures, described as "Xeno-films," could function like biofilms but be built from entirely different chemical ingredients available in other environments.
From Science Daily
Extinction was projected only in hypothetical scenarios where very low juvenile survival occurred, with around 20% failing to reach adulthood, combined with extremely poor reproduction limited to a maximum of one chick per pair.
From Science Daily
Each scenario simulated a hypothetical lake inside the crater for 30 Martian years, or about 56 Earth years.
From Science Daily
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