English > supposal: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | A hypothesis that is taken for granted. |
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| Synonyms | assumption, supposition |
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| Narrower | basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truth | An assumption that is basic to an argument |
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| basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone | The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated / calculated or explained |
| conclusion | An intuitive assumption |
| given, presumption, precondition | An assumption that is taken for granted |
| Broader | hypothesis, possibility, theory | A tentative insight into the natural world |
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| Spanish | asunción, suposición, supuesto |
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| Catalan | supòsit |
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| Verbs | suppose | express a supposition |
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