Nouns (3)
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premise, premiss, assumption
n. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
Verbs (2)
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premise, premiss
v. take something as preexisting and given
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Fuzzynyms (16)
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proposition
n. a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"
axiom
n. (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
hypothesis, possibility, theory
n. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
theorem
n. an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
theorem
n. a proposition deducible from basic postulates
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
n. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
supposition, supposal
n. the cognitive process of supposing
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premiss
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