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# Date hypothesis

> Properties of a Date hypothesis in an Extraction Rules activity — Day, Month, and Year of the detected date based on the configured date format.

When a hypothesis is formulated, date strings need to be within the search region and be in the specified format to be considered. The date format can be set when describing element properties.

## Date hypothesis properties

A formulated Date hypothesis has the following type-specific properties (in addition to the general ones):

| Property | Description                           |
| :------- | :------------------------------------ |
| Day      | The day of the detected date value.   |
| Month    | The month of the detected date value. |
| Year     | The year of the detected date value.  |