Understanding the meaning of assumption

assumption

/ə'səmpʃən/

noun
a hypothesis that is taken for granted
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"any society is built upon certain assumptions"

Similar:

supposal supposition

type of:
possibility theory hypothesis
noun
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
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effrontery presumption presumptuousness

type of:
audacity audaciousness
noun
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
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"on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play"

Similar:

premise premiss

type of:
posit postulate
noun
the act of taking possession of or power over something
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"his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba" "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934" "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"

Similar:

laying claim

type of:
acquisition
noun
celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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assumption of mary august 15

type of:
holy day of obligation

part of:
august aug
noun
(Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended
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type of:
miracle
noun
the act of assuming or taking for granted
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"your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"

type of:
human activity human action deed act

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