assumption
noun
something taken for granted; a supposition.
assumptions
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pluralof assumption.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In other words, the language of a prompt influenced the cultural assumptions underlying its response.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
I like challenging assumptions that political people are drab and unglamorous — and that party people are brain-dead, escapist and have nothing to say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
The findings challenge long-standing assumptions about how different properties of light interact.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
"Its ability to develop increasingly competitive products at lower costs is challenging established assumptions around market share, pricing power and the durability of margins."
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
We can be almost certain, then, given these assumptions, that two people chosen at random will be linked, as were the strangers on the business trip, by a chain of at most two intermediates.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
