supposition

sup·po·si·tion

S0907400 (sŭp′ə-zĭsh′ən)n.1. The act of supposing.2. Something supposed; an assumption.

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sup′po·si′tion·al adj.sup′po·si′tion·al·ly adv.

supposition

(ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən) n1. the act of supposing2. a fact, theory, etc, that is supposed ˌsuppoˈsitional adj ˌsuppoˈsitionally adv ˌsuppoˈsitionless adj

sup•po•si•tion

(ˌsʌp əˈzɪʃ ən)

n. 1. the act of supposing. 2. something that is supposed; assumption; hypothesis. [1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin suppositiō, Latin: substitution =supposi-, variant s. of suppōnere to put under, substitute (sup- sup- + pōnere to place) + -tiō -tion; compare suppose] sup`po•si′tion•al, adj. sup`po•si′tion•al•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	supposition - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidenceguess, speculation, surmisal, surmise, conjecture, hypothesisopinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"divination - successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
	2.	supposition - a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"supposal, assumptionconclusion - an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"cornerstone, fundament, groundwork, basis, foundation, base - the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"hypothesis, theory, possibility - a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"given, presumption, precondition - an assumption that is taken for grantedbasic assumption, constatation, self-evident truth - an assumption that is basic to an argument
	3.	supposition - the cognitive process of supposingsupposalconjecture - reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidencepresupposition - the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)

supposition

noun belief, idea, notion, view, theory, speculation, assumption, hypothesis, presumption, conjecture, postulate, surmise, guesswork There's a popular supposition that we're publicly funded.

supposition

noun1. A judgment, estimate, or opinion arrived at by guessing:conjecture, guess, guesswork, speculation, surmise.2. Something taken to be true without proof:assumption, postulate, postulation, premise, presupposition, theory, thesis.

Translations

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