premiss

1. A statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (synset 106766514)
   "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play"
   is a type of: posit, postulate - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
   subtypes:

   • major premise, major premiss - the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
   • minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption - the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
   • thesis - an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
   • condition, precondition, stipulation - an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
   • scenario - a postulated sequence of possible events
   same as: assumption, premise

1. Take something as preexisting and given (synset 200719132)
   is a type of: presuppose, suppose - take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
   same as: premise

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