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assumption

nounmasculinegeneral usevery common/pɾɨsuˈpoʃtu/pres·su·pos·to

Definition

1

Something 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.

Common combinations

basic assumptionto make an assumptionunderlying assumptionfalse assumption