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assumption
nounmasculinegeneral usevery common/pɾɨsuˈpoʃtu/pres·su·pos·to
Definition
1Something that is supposed or taken for granted as true before reasoning or action; a premise, a prerequisite.
Usage examples
“The basic assumption of the theory is that resources are limited.”
“We start from the assumption that all participants are informed.”
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basic assumptionto make an assumptionunderlying assumptionfalse assumption