Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2025
Publication Title
CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Volume
4065
Pages
87-96
Conference Name
5th International Workshop on Scientific Knowledge: Representation, Discovery, and Assessment co-located with 24th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2025), 2 November 2025, Nara, Japan
Abstract
Over the past decades, alongside advancements in natural language processing, significant attention has been paid to training models to automatically extract, understand, test, and generate hypotheses in open and scientific domains. However, interpretations of the term hypothesis for various natural language understanding (NLU) tasks have migrated from traditional definitions in the natural, social, and formal sciences. Even within NLU, we observe differences defining hypotheses across literature. In this paper, we overview and delineate various definitions of hypothesis. Especially, we discern the nuances of definitions across recently published NLU tasks. We highlight the importance of well-structured and well-defined hypotheses, particularly as we move toward a machine-interpretable scholarly record.
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Original Publication Citation
Wu, J., & Rajtmajer, S. (2025). From philosophy to NLU: Evolving definitions with research hypotheses. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 4065, 87-96. https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-4065/paper07.pdf
Repository Citation
Wu, J., & Rajtmajer, S. (2025). From philosophy to NLU: Evolving definitions with research hypotheses. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 4065, 87-96. https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-4065/paper07.pdf
ORCID
0000-0003-0173-4463 (Wu)