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assumption

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

Something accepted as true for the purpose of reasoning, without necessarily having been established.

The plan rested on an assumption that the room would be available every evening.

Dictionary practice example.

For a class project, Daniel designed a poster claiming that students ignored notices printed on yellow paper. His assumption came from one crowded hallway, where several notices seemed untouched.

From Testing the Claim Behind the Poster.

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