supposal

Found in thesaurus: possibility, hypothesis, theory, conjecture

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supposal

فرض ،تصور،حدس


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supposal
فرض ، تصور ، حدس

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supposal

supposal
\sup*pos"al\ (?), n. the act of supposing; also, that which is supposed; supposition; opinion. interest, with a jew, never proceeds but upon supposal, at least, of a firm and sufficient bottom.
supposal
n
1. a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" [syn: assumption, supposition]


2. the cognitive process of supposing [syn: supposition]





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Supposal
(n.)
The act of supposing; also, that which is supposed; supposition; opinion.
  

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supposal

Noun
1. a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
(synonym) assumption, supposition
(hypernym) hypothesis, possibility, theory
(hyponym) conclusion
(derivation) suppose, say
2. the cognitive process of supposing
(synonym) supposition
(hypernym) conjecture
(hyponym) presupposition
(derivation) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose