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Hypothesis, likely and verified causes: how sure is a cause?

Short answer: Every cause starts as a Hypothesis (not yet supported by evidence) and is never shown as verified. Likely means supported by some evidence; Verified means confirmed with evidence and recorded by a person; Rejected keeps the cause with its reason.

Verified for PVology 0.58.0 · updated 2026-10-11

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