Question

what is the meaning of hypothetical and why is ether is called a hypothetical medium ??​

Answer 1

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Hypotheticals are possible situations, statements or questions about something imaginary rather than something real. ... Grammatically, the term is a noun formed from an adjective, and the word might be pluralized because it refers to the members of a class of hypothetical things.

Answer 2

In physics and astronomy, a hypothetical medium for transmitting light and heat (radiation), filling all unoccupied space; it is also called luminiferous ether. Ether was held to be invisible, without odor, and of such a nature that it did not interfere with the motions of bodies through space.