basic assumption

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Noun1.basic assumption - an assumption that is basic to an argument
supposal, supposition, assumption - a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
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Basic assumption is that zero is to be spent on each activity.
After outlining the basic assumption (paradigm shift) of the study in the introductory section, the author divides the rest of the book into seven chapters in exploring the issues.
Now, however, a brain imaging study challenges this basic assumption.
"From here the suspect has every right to file an appeal on the basic assumption that they are innocent until proven guilty."
Until recent years the basic assumption was that power plants and the refineries would not be damaged during a war," adding "However, the rise in the numbers of missiles in enemy arsenals capable of precision strikes has led to a reevaluation of this assumption, and the conclusion is that these installations will not function." (end) mzt.asa KUNA 050932 Feb 12NNNN
The basic assumption is that central state authority in the Indonesian borderlands has never been absolute, but waxes and wanes, and state rules and laws are always up for local interpretation and negotiation.
Under basic assumption (A1)-(A6), and [[infinity].summation over (i=1)] [rho](i) < [infinity], E[e.sub.i] = 0, E[e.sup.2.sub.i] = [[sigma].sup.2], 2m/n [right arrow], we have
Perpetual growth is a basic assumption of capitalism, the theoretical rock upon which industrial economies are built.
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