supposition

1. A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (synset 106795537)
   is a type of: opinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
   subtypes: divination - successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
   same as: conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, surmisal, surmise
2. A hypothesis that is taken for granted (synset 105900703)
   "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
   is a type 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
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: assumption, supposal
3. The cognitive process of supposing (synset 105787709)
   is a type of: conjecture - reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
   subtypes: presupposition - the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)
   same as: supposal

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