supposition
21supposition — sup|po|si|tion [ ,sʌpə zıʃn ] noun count or uncount something you believe is true although you cannot prove it: We presume they were after the diamonds, but that is mere supposition. supposition (that): We are working on the supposition that… …
22supposition — noun (C, U) something that you think is true even though you are not certain and cannot prove it: His version of events is pure supposition. | supposition (that): The police are acting on the supposition that she took the money …
23supposition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Assumption Nouns 1. supposition, assumption, postulation, condition (see qualification); presupposition, hypothesis, postulate, theory, data; proposition, position; thesis, theorem; proposal; conceit;… …
24supposition — UK [ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms supposition : singular supposition plural suppositions something that you believe is true although you cannot prove it …
25supposition — prielaida statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. assumption; premise; supposition vok. Annahme, f; Prämisse, f; Voraussetzung, f rus. допущение, n; предположение, n; предпосылка, f pranc. prémisse, f; présupposition, f; supposition, f …
26supposition — noun Etymology: Middle English supposicioun, from Anglo French supposicion, from Late Latin supposition , suppositio, from Latin, act of placing beneath, from supponere Date: 15th century 1. something that is supposed ; hypothesis 2. the act of… …
27supposition — suppositional, adj. suppositionally, adv. /sup euh zish euhn/, n. 1. the act of supposing. 2. something that is supposed; assumption; hypothesis. [1400 50; late ME < L supposition (s. of suppositio) substitution (E meaning by assoc. with SUPPOSE) …
28supposition — • tro, förutsättning, förmodan, presumption, supposition, premiss …
29supposition — noun her supposition is based on previous results Syn: belief, surmise, idea, notion, suspicion, conjecture, speculation, inference, theory, hypothesis, postulation, guess, feeling, hunch, assumption, presumption …
30supposition — Something regarded as true, without proof. In the law of evidence, an inference is a deduction from the facts proved and differs widely from a supposition, which requires no such premise for its justification. Continental Casualty Co. v Paul, 209 …
