Can a hypothesis be true without being adequate?

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While a hypothesis can be true, it may not have a sufficient logical connection to the phenomenon it is trying to explain (the explanandum). This lack of connection can make the hypothesis inadequate in explaining the phenomenon, despite being true. Therefore, adequacy and truth are not necessarily the same thing. Option B is incorrect because a hypothesis can be true and weak (not strong) if it does not have a strong logical connection to the explanandum. Option D is also incorrect because while no hypothesis can be proven to be 100% true, adequacy is about the logical connection between the hypothesis and the explanandum, not about the degree of certainty in the hypothesis. Option A and E are incorrect because they do not reflect the complexity and nuances of the relationship between adequacy and truth in hypotheses.

Can a Hypothesis Be True Without Being Adequate