A "novel hypothesis" refers to a new and unique idea or theory put forward to explain something. It suggests that the hypothesis has not been previously explored or proposed by anyone else. Full definition
Our goal is to inspire researchers to continue advancing the field by finding new ways to tackle long - standing questions and by generating and testing novel hypotheses. (cambridge.org)
As biological data is becoming more abundant and available, data - driven analytics methods and high - performance computing systems are becoming more useful in suggesting novel hypotheses for life sciences experiments and discovery. (sciencedaily.com)
Theory (including critical theory) is useful to scientists for helping us explore theories and generate novel hypotheses. (politics.stackexchange.com)