supposition

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. a hypothesis that is taken for granted
- any society is built upon certain assumptions
• Syn:
assumption, supposal
• Derivationally related forms:
suppose (for: supposal), suppositional, supposititious, suppositious, assume (for: assumption)
• Hypernyms:
hypothesis, possibility, theory
• Hyponyms:
conclusion, basis, base, foundation, fundament,
groundwork, cornerstone, given, presumption, precondition, basic assumption,
constatation, self-evident truth
2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
• Syn:
guess, conjecture, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
• Derivationally related forms:
hypothetical (for: hypothesis), hypothecate (for: hypothesis), hypothesize (for: hypothesis), speculate (for: speculation), surmise (for: surmisal), surmise (for: surmise), suppositional, supposititious, suppositious, suppose, conjectural (for: conjecture), guess (for: guess)
• Hypernyms:
opinion, view
• Hyponyms:
divination
3. the cognitive process of supposing
• Syn:
supposal
• Derivationally related forms:
suppose (for: supposal), suppositional, suppose
• Hypernyms:
conjecture
• Hyponyms:
presupposition

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  supposal, assumption, guess, conjecture, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis