Could a hypothesis be inadequate for one explanation, yet adequate for another?
A) Yes, because a hypothesis is usually only inadequate for a small number of explanations, and adequate for all others.
B) Yes, because adequacy is not a property of the hypothesis but of its relationship to the particular explanandum.
C) No, because adequacy is a property of the hypothesis that would follow it into any explanation.
D) No, because if the hypothesis is not adequate, it lacks strength, completeness, or informativeness.
E) No, because no hypothesis is adequate for only one explanation.
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