#supposal__assumption__supposition a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
supertype: #hypothesis.concept__possibility a tentative theory about 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"
subtype: #conclusion an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"
subtype: #non_sequitur.conclusion__nonsequitur (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
subtype: #fundament__basis__basi__base__foundation__groundwork__cornerstone the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
subtype: #given__presumption an assumption that is taken for granted
subtype: #basic_assumption__basicassumption__constatation__self-evident_truth an assumption that is basic to an argument
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