1. Noun
The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.
2. Noun
The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim.
3. Noun
The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
4. Noun
The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
5. Noun
The taking of a person up into heaven.
6. Noun
A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven.
7. Noun
An idea treated as true so an argument or analysis can continue.
A proposition accepted as true for the purpose of reasoning, sometimes without direct proof. State important assumptions explicitly and test how they affect the conclusion.
“The model relies on the assumption that demand remains stable.”
State important assumptions explicitly and test how they affect the conclusion
8. Noun
the act of taking possession of or power over something; "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"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
9. Noun
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured, we can infer that he will not play"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
10. Noun
a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
Vocabulary classified under Research methods
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