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SUPPOSAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cognitive process of supposing
Synonyms:
supposal; supposition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("supposal" is a kind of...):
conjecture (reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "supposal"):
presupposition (the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument))
Derivation:
suppose (expect, believe, or suppose)
suppose (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A hypothesis that is taken for granted
Example:
any society is built upon certain assumptions
Synonyms:
assumption; supposal; supposition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("supposal" is a kind of...):
hypothesis; possibility; theory (a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "supposal"):
conclusion (an intuitive assumption)
base; basis; cornerstone; foundation; fundament; groundwork (the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained)
given; precondition; presumption (an assumption that is taken for granted)
basic assumption; constatation; self-evident truth (an assumption that is basic to an argument)
Derivation:
suppose (express a supposition)
